NRS Level 6 Reading

High Adult Secondary Education (Grade Levels 11.0 – 12.9)

- • conclusions/solutions requires identifying unresolved issues, verifying • conclusions/solutions requires identifying unresolved issues, verifying data when possible, and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources.

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- • can digital resources be evaluated for appropriateness and accuracy? • can digital resources be evaluated for appropriateness and accuracy?
- • can the reader’s analysis of scientific and technical texts be supported? • can the reader’s analysis of scientific and technical texts be supported?
- • does lack of precision affect the outcome of a scientific procedure and the • does lack of precision affect the outcome of a scientific procedure and the accuracy of a summary?
- • criteria are used to assess the researcher’s reasoning and evidence in • criteria are used to assess the researcher’s reasoning and evidence in support of the claim for solving a scientific or technical problem?

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Key Ideas and Details: Science and Technical Subjects

- • comprehension by citing specific textual evidence to support • comprehension by citing specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical materials, paying attention to distinctions the author makes or inconsistencies in the text.
- • comprehension by identifying main ideas or conclusions, • comprehension by identifying main ideas or conclusions, summarizing concepts, processes, or information through understandable, accurate paraphrasing.
- • comprehension by accurately following directions in multi-step • comprehension by accurately following directions in multi-step procedures used in experiments, measuring, or performing technical tasks, analyzing the results based on information from the text.

Craft and Structure: Science and Technical Subjects

- • comprehension by determining the meaning of symbols, key terms • comprehension by determining the meaning of symbols, key terms and other domain-specific vocabulary as used in level appropriate scientific and technical texts.
- • comprehension by analyzing the categorical and hierarchical • comprehension by analyzing the categorical and hierarchical structure of information in a text.
- • comprehension by identifying and evaluating the author’s purpose • comprehension by identifying and evaluating the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, elaborating on a procedure, or recalling an experiment, noting any issues that remain unresolved.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Science and Technical Subjects

- • knowledge and ideas by incorporating and evaluating multiple sources • knowledge and ideas by incorporating and evaluating multiple sources of information from a variety of media and formats to address an issue or solve a problem.
- • comprehension of a scientific or technical text by evaluating the • comprehension of a scientific or technical text by evaluating the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions by verifying data and/or corroborating conclusions with other sources to clarify a conclusion or solution.
- • comprehension of a process, phenomenon, or concept by • comprehension of a process, phenomenon, or concept by integrating information from a variety of sources such as texts, experiments, and simulations, resolving conflicting information as possible.