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	Scoring Criteria   Student performance on each item of the PASA test is scored using a rubric with specific criteria based on both the accuracy of student responding and on the amount of assistance the student receives during the test. The rubric incorporates a 6 point rating scale. A general description of the rubric follows, and a more specific description of all scores can be viewed by clicking here.   5 The student accurately and independently demonstrated the reading, math or science skill specified for the test item. 4 The student accurately demonstrated the skill with an additional prompt or redirection. 3 The student accurately demonstrated part of the skill or a modified version of the skill, or the skill, as specified, with multiple prompts. 2 The student responded incorrectly to the test item, the administrator ensured the correct response, or the student response was not known. 1 The test administrator presented the test item, but the student did not engaged with the testing. 0 There is no recorded evidence of the student performance on the specific skill, often due to technical recording errors.
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