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Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
10

CAPT 2007 Third Generation Mathematics Released Items

The CAPT 2007 Mathematics Released Items includes:

CAPT Mathematics Framework
Scoring rubrics, benchmark samples, and scored student work samples for open-ended items
Open-Ended Items: Cargo Ship, Martha's Sale, Hang Gliding, Two Silos, Kendra's Travels, Population of New London Country, Chocolate Candy, and Organism Lengths.
Grid-In Items: Soup Cans, Stopping Distance, Coffee Special, Entertainment Center, Mary's Number Cubes, Bloodhound, Joseph's Final Grade, and Picnic Food.

Source
Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
10

CAPT 2008 Third Generation Mathematics Released Items

The CAPT 2008 Mathematics Released Items includes:

CAPT Mathematics Framework
Scoring rubrics, benchmark samples, and scored student work samples for open-ended items
Open-Ended Items: Soup Pot, Quilt Pattern, Moore's Prediction, and Plastic Ducks.

Source
Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
10

CAPT 2009 Third Generation Mathematics Released Items

The CAPT 2009 Mathematics Released Items includes:

CAPT Mathematics Framework
Scoring rubrics, benchmark samples, and scored student work samples for open-ended items
Open-Ended Items: Bacterial Growth, Planet Revolutions, Bicycle Trip, and Carnival Game Prizes.
Grid-In Items: Salary, Crater Lake, Largest Squash Contest, Cereal Boxes, Rock Climbing, Nailah's Mosaic, Radioactive Substance, and Milkshake Survey.

Source
Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
10

CAPT 2010 Third Generation Mathematics Released Items

The CAPT 2010 Mathematics Released Items includes:

CAPT Mathematics Framework
Scoring rubrics, benchmark samples, and scored student work samples for open-ended items
Open-Ended Items: Smoothie Sales, Ms. Olsen's Sidewalk, and E85.
Grid-In Items: Cement Column Posts, Two Savings Plans, Coener Desk, Fertilizer for Corn, Car Sales, Amusement Park, Principal for a Day, and Dinosaur Weights.

Source
Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
10

CAPT 2011 Third Generation Mathematics Released Items

The CAPT 2011 Mathematics Released Items includes:

CAPT Mathematics Framework
Scoring rubrics, benchmark samples, and scored student work samples for open-ended items
Open-Ended Items: Prom Centerpieces, Car Test, Earnings for Professional Occupations, and Front-Load Washing Machine.
Grid-In Items: Library Fountain, Bone Length, Park Volunteers, and FM Frequencies.

Source
Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
10

CAPT 2012 Third Generation Mathematics Released Items

The CAPT 2012 Mathematics Released Items includes:

CAPT Mathematics Framework
Scoring rubrics, benchmark samples, and scored student work samples for open-ended items
Open-Ended Items: Photo Enlargement and "At Risk" Drivers.
Grid-In Items: Movie Rentals, Patricia's Garden, ELectronic Storage Capacity, and The Contest.

Source
Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
10

CAPT 2013 Third Generation Mathematics Released Items

The CAPT 2013 Mathematics Released Items includes:

CAPT Mathematics Framework
Scoring rubrics, benchmark samples, and scored student work samples for open-ended items
Open-Ended Items: Light Rail Cost and Gases.
Grid-In Items: Water Bottle, Crickets and Temperature, Spring Break, Solar System.

Source
Stanford Beyond the Bubble

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Connections to the Philippine-American War

This task assesses students' historical knowledge in a way that transcends the rote recall of facts by asking students to draw on their knowledge of the past to construct an argument about how two events are connected. Question 1 asks students to connect the explosion of the USS Maine to the imprisonment of Filipinos by the American military in 1901. Question 2 asks students how the popularity of Social Darwinism in the US is likewise connected to the imprisonment of Filipinos in 1901.

The task includes a range of supplementary materials, all accessible and available for download with the creation of a free account through the site:

A downloadable PDF version of the task
Both an Interactive Rubric with Student Work Samples, as well as a downloadable PDF version of the Rubric
Link to primary source photograph used in the assessment - from the Library of Congress
A section titled "Going Deeper" which provides teachers with a Video Clip of background, strategy and implementation suggestions by the task's creators.

Source
Stanford Beyond the Bubble

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

John Brown's Legacy

This task gauges students' ability to source and contextualize a document. Students must first source a playbill, determining when it was created and by whom. Students then select facts that might provide the most relevant historical context in order to determine the authors' motivation, and explain how the facts might shed light on why the authors wrote the play.

The task includes a range of supplementary materials, all accessible and available for download with the creation of a free account through the site:

A downloadable PDF version of the task
Both an Interactive Rubric with Student Work Samples, as well as a downloadable PDF version of the Rubric
A link to the primary source "Battle Hymn Poster" from the Library of Congress
A section titled "Going Deeper" which provides teachers with a Video Clip of background, strategy and implementation suggestions by the task's creators.

Source
Stanford Beyond the Bubble

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Lange's Iconic Photograph

This task gauges students’ ability to source, contextualize, and corroborate a document. Students must consider how the context surrounding the creation of Lange’s iconic photograph affects its reliability as historical evidence of Dust Bowl life. Students must also analyze the photograph to determine how the content of the image might also affect its reliability. Finally, students are asked to determine missing information/perspective that would better help them evaluate the reliability of the document.

The task includes a range of supplementary materials, many available for download with the creation of a free account:

A downloadable PDF version of the task
Both an Interactive Rubric with Student Work Samples, as well as a downloadable PDF version of the Rubric
A link to the image/source "Migrant Mother" from the Library of Congress
A section titled "Going Deeper", which provides teachers with a Video Clip of strategy and implementation suggestions by the task's creators.

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