Item Analysis
TOPIC
*CORRECT ANSWER
% MARKING EACH
ANSWER
REFERENCE
GROUP
% OMITTED
23%
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
7 Two-step word
problem w/
fractions,
11 Place value
and rounding
14 Two-step
word problem
w/ volume
9 Complement
of probability
18 One-step
word problem
w/multiplication
3 Two-step
word problem
w/ algebraic
expression
21 Two-step
word problem,
solving an
equation
12 Reading a
ruler
22 Two-step
word problem
w/area
Percent
From this morning
MGI Reading Distribution
79%
Scale Scores
2)
What is 𝑎𝑏 when a = 3 and b = 2?
6)
When n > 1, 𝑛5 = ?
82%
71%
53%
13) What is the product of 9 and 16 ?
The Midtown High School (MHS) Spanish Club sponsored a dance
to raise money for the club’s trip to Spain. The price of a dance
ticket for an MHS student was $5 and the price of a dance ticket
for a guest was $7. The Spanish Club sold exactly twice as many
MJS student tickets as guest tickets and received $1,292 from
ticket sales. At the end of the dance, 16 prize winners won the 25
prizes given away by the Spanish Club. The table below shows
the type of prize and the number of prize winners.
Type of prize
Movie pass
Restaurant gift certificate
Amusement park pass
Number of Winners
12
8
5
Of the prize winners, 3 people won all 3 types of prizes; 2 won a
movie pass and a restaurant gift certificate, but not an
amusement park pass; 1 won a restaurant gift certificate and an
amusement park pass but not a movie pass; and the rest of the
people won only 1 type of prize. How many people won a movie
pass only?
12) Jonah is using a ruler, marked in inches,
to measure the length of a rectangular
piece of wood. He has lined up the end of
the ruler with the end of the piece of wood,
as shown in the figure below. How many
inches long is the piece of wood?
F. 214
G. 238
44%
7
H. 216
J. 212
6
K. 210
Illustration from http://wholesalesafetypins.com/
22%
16) Diego is a contestant on a television
show called “You Choose the Deal.” He
must choose his prize from among the
following dollar amounts. Which choice will
give Diego the greatest dollar amount.
of $1 million
30% F.G. 3/8
1/3 of $1 million
24%
H. 0.30 of $1 million
J. 35% if $1 million
K. $333,000.00
1
Categorizing
data
2
Evaluating
exponential
expressions
4
Formulas for
infinite
sequences
5 Measurement
6 Algebraic
exponents
Question Clusters
11) While bamboo has long been used in
building construction in Asia Africa and
South and Central America, ….
A. NO CHANGE
B. in: Asia, Africa,
74%
C. in Asia, Africa,
D. In, Asia Africa
Question Clusters
9) The light spring rain touches my face
as we walk toward the old tree...
A. NO CHANGE
B. light, spring, rain
C. light spring rain,
D. light spring, rain
46%
Question Clusters
28)
Catherine Speck Adkins Wicks may
actually have been the inventor of the
chip, as her 1917 Washington Post
obituary claimed.
F. NO CHANGE
G. 1917, Washington Post obituary,
H. 1917, Washington Post obituary
J. 1917 Washington Post obituary,
22%
43%
It’s sort of a mental
attitude about critical
thinking and curiosity.
It’s about a mindset of
looking at the world in
a playful and curious
and creative way.
Adam Savage
Are they finishing
the test?
Look at the problems students have omitted.
Test Taking Skills
Reading Skills
Organization Skills
Are there
curriculum gaps?
Look for significant differences from the reference data.
Common Core alignment
Curriculum maps
Do topics
reappear?
Look for questions in clusters.
Curriculum maps
Spiral Instruction
Is placement
important?
Look at the location of questions.
Test taking Skills
Organization Skills
Reading Skills
Do your students learn
the material soon
enough?
Test Alignment
Common Core
MGI
 Is a key component of the GEAR UP Grant.
 Supports the 22 Super Schools that have
partnered with us for the past two years.
 Uses results from the EXPLORE test to identify
opportunities to improve curriculum and
instruction.
 Provides technical expertise, program and
financial support for innovation and professional
development.
 Will increase the number of students meeting
college and career readiness benchmarks in
Science, Math, Reading and English.