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A Framework to Evaluate Cognitive Complexity in Mathematics Assessments

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Achieve’s new mathematics cognitive complexity framework allows for the evaluation of the cognitive complexity of individual mathematics assessment items through a simple two-step consideration of three aspects of rigor (conceptual rigor, procedural rigor, and application rigor). This process represents a new approach to evaluating mathematics assessment items against two of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)’s 2013 mathematics-specific criteria for evaluating and procuring high-quality assessments: Assessing a balance of concepts, procedures, and applications and Requiring a range of cognitive demand.

A recording of an introductory webinar on the mathematics framework is available here. 

For more information about Achieve's Cognitive Complexity Frameworks in mathematics, reading, and science, click here. 

PDF icon Mathematics Cognitive Complexity Framework_Final_92619.pdf