Assessing the Complexity of Literacy Tasks Rating Guide 
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Two scoring ‘rubrics’ are provided on the following two pages. One is for ‘type of match’ in prose processing tasks; the other is used for rating ‘type of match’ document processing tasks.

Using the Scoring Rubrics

The scoring rubrics for ‘type of match’ in prose and document tasks use an additive scheme for scoring. To use the rubrics, start at the top statement in the chart and read down. When the statement applies to the task under consideration, add the value indicated. Use a piece of scratch paper to keep track of the total.

You will immediately see that under the right conditions, the total score using these rubrics might reach as high as 20 for some hypothetically difficult task. However, in real life literacy tasks, the total score usually ranges from 1 to 7.

Your rating should follow the rubric from top to bottom:

Item Task Feature Score
1. Cycle  +3 arrow pointing right graphic Between paragraphs    +1
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4
2. 3 Search phrases  +2
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2
3. 2 Item response  +1
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1
4. Synonymous match  +0
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0
5. Requested information frame requires inference  +2 2
Total (All above) = 9

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