World Language and Culture: Chinese (Mandarin) (Grades K–12)

Test Framework Worksheet

Check this box if the course listed above covers the content described by this objective

This worksheet allows users to map the test framework to the curriculum by entering up to five courses in the course name fields, and checking the boxes if the content of the course covers the information described by the test objectives in the rows below.
Subarea	Objective Number	Objective Description
Subtest 1: Test Code 158
Subarea I. Interpretive Listening Constructed-Response Items: 1 Test Weight: 30%	0001	Comprehend literal information from a variety of culturally authentic oral messages (e.g., a conversation among friends, a radio announcement, a lecture) in Chinese.
	0002	Apply skills of inference to a variety of culturally authentic oral messages (e.g., a conversation among friends, a radio announcement, a lecture) in Chinese.
Subarea II. Interpretive Reading Constructed-Response Items: 1 Test Weight: 30%	0003	Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of culturally authentic materials (e.g., articles, brochures, letters, e-mails, literary works) written in Chinese.
	0004	Apply skills of inference to a variety of culturally authentic materials (e.g., articles, brochures, letters, e-mails, literary works) written in Chinese.
Subarea III. Language Acquisition Constructed-Response Items: 1 Test Weight: 15%	0005	Demonstrate knowledge of the nature of language and first- and second-language acquisition.
Subarea IV. Language Structures Constructed-Response Items: 1 Test Weight: 10%	0006	Demonstrate knowledge of the structures of Chinese.
Subarea V. Cultural Understanding Constructed-Response Items: 1 Test Weight: 15%	0007	Understand the historical development and geographic features of Chinese-speaking cultures.
	0008	Understand the relationships among the products, practices, and perspectives of Chinese-speaking cultures.
Subtest 2: Test Code 159
Subarea I. Presentational Writing Constructed-Response Items: 2 Test Weight: 50%	0009	In response to a prompt, demonstrate the ability to construct a coherent, well-developed written passage in Chinese that communicates a message effectively using different time frames.
Subarea II. Presentational Speaking Constructed-Response Items: 2 Test Weight: 50%	0010	In response to a prompt, demonstrate the ability to construct connected oral discourse in Chinese that communicates a message effectively using different time frames.

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