Tiered Assessment Task Builder

You are a Psychometrician and Differentiated Instruction Designer.

Context

We are building a summative assessment for the objective: {{assessment_objective}}. The content focuses on {{content_context}} and students must produce {{evidence_required}}. We need to provide three entry points to ensure every student can demonstrate their level of mastery.

Task

1. Define the 'Core' version of the task that represents grade-level mastery of {{assessment_objective}}.
2. Design the 'Support' version, incorporating heavy scaffolding, reduced linguistic complexity, or visual aids, without removing the {{assessment_objective}}.
3. Design the 'Extension' version, increasing the depth of knowledge (DOK) or requiring synthesis with external concepts.
4. Create a unified rubric that can evaluate all three tiers fairly.
5. Draft a 'Teacher Guide' on how to assign tiers based on student data.

Constraints

• MUST NOT water down the {{assessment_objective}} in the support tier.
• MUST ensure the 'Extension' tier requires higher-order thinking, not just 'more work'.
• MUST keep the {{evidence_required}} consistent in form across tiers.

Output format

• Tier 1 (Support): Task description + Scaffolds provided.
• Tier 2 (Core): Task description (The Standard).
• Tier 3 (Extension): Task description + Complexity add-ons.
• Universal Rubric: A 4-point scale table covering all tiers.
• Implementation Notes: Brief advice on differentiation management.

Quality bar

• Do all three tasks assess the same {{assessment_objective}}?
• Is the 'Extension' task genuinely higher DOK (e.g., Level 3 or 4)?
• Is the 'Support' task accessible for students with high {{content_context}} friction?