Data within assessment items can be presented in tables or graphic organizers to facilitate organization and management of information, such as temperatures of various liquids a student will use to answer items about thermal energy transfer.
Content of assessment items is limited to large blocks of text when a model or other organizing tool could reduce the cognitive demand.
Consider how students with visual impairments or communication support needs can interact with a graphic organizer onscreen. Graphic organizers or other data organizers (e.g., table, graph) should reflect only the most pertinent information so students can access the organizer via alternate text.