Task Screener: Digital vs. Analog Transmission Advantages

Criterion A: Explaining Phenomena

• The task requires students to make sense of the stability differences between digital and analog signals.
• The phenomenon of signal degradation is relevant to everyday technology.

Criterion B: Three-Dimensional Learning

• The task requires students to use Asking Questions and Defining Problems.
• The task requires students to use PS4.A: Wave Properties.
• The task requires students to use Stability and Change.

Criterion C: Equity and Access

• The task provides multiple modes for student response.
• The task uses accessible language and appropriate scaffolds.

Criterion D: Assessment Purpose

• The task assesses what it is intended to assess (HS-PS4-2).
• The task elicits observable evidence of student learning.

Overall Recommendation

[x] Use this task. The task effectively targets HS-PS4-2 and utilizes all three dimensions.