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Assuming a content match between the curriculum material and the key ideas, are assessment items included that match the key ideas?


Indicators of meeting the criterion

  1. The specific ideas in the key ideas are necessary in order to respond to the assessment items.
  2. The specific ideas in the key ideas are sufficient to respond to the assessment items (or, if other ideas are needed, they are not more sophisticated than key ideas and have been taught earlier).

Rating Scheme [8]
Excellent: The material provides a sufficient number [9] of assessment items that meet indicators 1 and 2.
Satisfactory: The material provides some assessment items that meet indicators 1 and 2.
Poor: The material provides no more than one/a few assessment items that meet indicators 1 and 2.

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