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Selected
Response
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Multiple Choice |
an item written that offers students two or more
answers from which to select the best answer to the question or
stem statement
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True/False |
an item written that makes a statement for which
students must determine whether it is true or false; student may
also be asked to rewrite a false statement to make it true
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Matching
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two sets of provided items that are paired by the
student according to the directions provided by teacher
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Fill-in
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a provided stem statement that includes one blank
for either a word, words, or phrase to be provided by the student
or may be selected from among choices provided by the teacher
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| Constructed
Responses |
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Short answer
(brief constructed response) |
student provides a brief response to a
posed question that may be a few words, a listing, or a few
sentences
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Labeling |
student provides words for a picture or diagram to
identify components; answers may be provided from which student
selects and places in the appropriate places
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Show your work/
Explain/Justify |
students include answer and any computation or
graphic representation used to arrive at an answer; and/or
justification or explanation for their answer , and or
justification or explanation (can help clarify degree of
understanding or misunderstanding)
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Visual Representation |
students may construct webs, graphs, flow charts,
matrices, or illustrations to demonstrate knowledge and
understanding
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Essays or Extended Responses |
students respond to a prompt or set of questions in
several paragraphs
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Performance Based Tasks |
an assessment that includes several activities that
are related and require students to construct a response, create a
product, or perform a demonstration which are evaluated by a set
of criteria
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Personal Communication (Process-Focused) |
a method for assessing student progress based on
structured interviews, dialogues, "think aloud",
learning logs or journals, interviews, conferences, observations
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