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English Language Arts Specifications, Item Specifications, and Depth of Knowledge
This presentation from Smarter Balanced provides an overview of the primary documents used to inform the development of items and tasks. The presentation also details how item writers use these primary documents to create high-quality items and tasks and includes an introduction to the Depth of Knowledge taxonomy for cognitive complexity.
The presentation is available in the following format:
YouTube Video