good question Pat. I would sure like to know too. Marti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Kimathi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] when comprehension strategies become thereasonforreading. . .
> Has anyone done this analyze of the California state exam. > Pat K > > "to be nobody but yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night > and day, to make you like everybody else -- means to fight the hardest > battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting." > > e.e. cummings > > On Jan 1, 2007, at 11:11 AM, Laura Cannon wrote: > >> Analyzing tests >> >> When we analyze a test, we look at the question stem and decide what >> aspect >> >> of comprehension it takes to answer the question. What we have >> discovered >> is >> that many require inference. EX- many questions in a narrative >> pertain to >> the character. To be able to answer most character questions, the >> reader >> must >> infer about the character through actions, speech, feelings. >> description, >> etc. The reader has to go back into the text and find the supporting >> evide > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
