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No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.  \nTable of Contents  \nExecutive Summary ..................................................................................................................10  \nSection 1: Introduction ..............................................................................................................13  \n1.1. NSCAS Overview........................................................................................................13  \n1.2. Background.................................................................................................................14  \n1.3. Schedule of Major Events ...........................................................................................14  \n1.4. Building a Validity Argument .......................................................................................15  \n1.5. Intended Purposes and Uses of Test Results .............................................................16  \n1.6. Theory of Action ..........................................................................................................17  \nSection 2: Test Design and Development .................................................................................19  \n2.1. Test Designs ...............................................................................................................19  \n2.2. Academic Content Standards......................................................................................21  \n2.3. Blueprints ....................................................................................................................21  \n2.4. Item Types ..................................................................................................................21  \n2.5. Depth of Knowledge (DOK) .........................................................................................22  \n2.6. ALD Development .......................................................................................................23  \n2.6.1. Policy ALDs .....................................................................................................23  \n2.6.2. Range ALDs ....................................................................................................23  \n2.6.2.1. ELA and Mathematics .......................................................................24  \n2.6.2.2. Science .............................................................................................26  \n2.6.3. Reporting ALDs ...............................................................................................27  \n2.7. ELA Passage Development ........................................................................................29  \n2.8. Item Development .......................................................................................................29  \n2.8.1. Item Specifications ..........................................................................................29  \n2.8.2. ELA and Mathematics .....................................................................................30  \n2.8.3. Science ...........................................................................................................30  \n2.8.4. Item Retirement...............................................................................................30  \n2.9. Content Alignment ......................................................................................................30  \n2.9.1. Alignment and Adaptive Testing ......................................................................31  \n2.9.2. 2019 Mathematics Alignment Study ................................................................31  \n2.10. 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