Completion requirements
View
For this activity, you will explore the CMAS Colorado Practice Resources. You may choose to access the 5th, 8th, or 11th grade item sets, or more than one.
To access a training test:
- Access the Colorado Assessments Portal.
- Select "Practice Resources" from the blue bar at the top of the screen.
- Scroll down to "Science".
- Click "View Science Colorado Practice Resources."
- Select the grade you wish to view.
- Select "Online Item Set 1" under "Online CPR Item Set 1" and review Item Set 1. Be sure you complete the "Simulation Activity."
- You may continue to take Item Sets 2 and 3, move on to a different grade, or move to the next section.
Explore
For this activity, think about how you interacted with the simulation activity as you explored. You may need to go back and review the simulation activity again. (Science Colorado Practice Resources)
- Consider the flow of the simulation set. What properties enable items and stimuli to form a cohesive set?
- Consider the information that is presented in each piece of the simulation. How is breaking the simulation into pieces helpful?
- Consider the use of item types. Can a multiple choice item work as well as a more innovative item type?