Open Response Questions

1. Open Response Questions Information on this PowerPoint was compiled from: http://kytech.ky.gov/pappopenresponse.ppt#4

2. Open Response Questions are: • A way to assess student progress • A “criterion-based” assessment • A question with a right answer but more than one way to arrive at that answer • An application of knowledge to a real-world situation • A way to see higher order thinking skills in action • An example of “writing to demonstrate learning”

3. Five Types of Open Response Questions • Scaffolded Questions – multiple related parts (Do A before can do B) • Single Dimension/Component Questions – only one part to complete • Two or more relatively independent components – multiple, nonrelated parts (Can do B before A, no relationship) • Student Choice from topics – usually on-demand • Response to provided information

4. Scoring Guide • Score 4: effective, thorough, complete, successful, insightful, in-depth, efficient. • Score 3: adequate, satisfactory, understanding of major concepts, mostly complete, etc. • Score 2: having gaps or leaps, incomplete, some important points, basic understanding • Score 1: minimal, only small part, little understanding, not logical, unclear, major errors • Score 0: Completely wrong

5. RCAP Pre-write Organizer

6. Millcreek Intermediate Checklist for Open Response Completion • Create a vocabulary box • Box power verbs (in the question) • Underline what the question wants you to do • Triangle numbers or number words • Use the RCAP organizer (new this year)

7. Millcreek Intermediate Checklist for Open Response Completion • Restate the question in my answer • Use the key vocabulary from my box • Show my math work/computations • Use a diagram or picture to support my answer (Math/Science) • Underline the text that supports my answer (Reading)

8. Millcreek Intermediate Checklist for Open Response Completion • Use direct quotes from the text to support my answer (Reading) • Support my answer with 3 examples/details (unless the question asks for a different number)

9. RSVP • RSVP is a feedback key that the Intermediate teachers created to give quick feedback on student open responses and quick assessments. • Restate the question • Symbols – Box, Triangle, and Underline • Vocabulary needs to be used • Prove it – Prove your answer with your words, quotes/examples from the text, math work/computations, or pictures

10. Seem like too much? • Although it seems like we are asking a lot of our students when completing open response questions, we have the high expectation that all students can write Score 4 answers for each open response question. • We are explicitly teaching our Open Response process and expectations to the students. Many of these expectations are a repeat from last year.

11. You Can Help By: • Encouraging the students to always do their best work and check back over their work • Use the checklist and RSVP in completing their open responses • Write in complete sentences • Review students’ Open Responses with them at home • Ask students to explain to you how they come up with answers on homework (in complete sentences)