Constructed Response: Example

Fixed-response items are one of two categories of assessment items used to develop written tests.  What is the other category?  

Constructed Response: Example

A fundamental characteristic of distance education is the separation of student and ________.   

Constructed Response: Example

Coldway of S. Dakota State developed a framework to help define four ways that education can be practiced.  This framework considers two variables (time and place) and gives insight into four different approaches to practice education and include ______, ______, ______, and ______.  

Constructed Response: Non Example

_______ refers to medicine at a distance and _____ refers to law at a distance.  

Constructed Response: Non Example

_________ is the process of making judgments based on ________ and evidence.

Constructed Response: Non Example

_______ is a term that refers to distance education.  

Essay #1: Good Example

In Chapter 3 of the Simonson et al text, construct-related evidence was defined as establishing a link between the invisible construct we wish to measure, that of the students’ learned knowledge, and the visible performance we choose to observe and use as an indicator of that knowledge.  Describe in detail the three steps that establish construct-related validity. (3pts)

Total # Points:

3pts - A complete and correct answer is worth 3 total points

 

Attributes to Be Scored:

Describes in detail one or more steps required to establish construct-related validity

 

Scoring Plan

  • 0 pts – fails to describe at least 1 step in sufficient detail;
  • 1pt – describes 1 step in sufficient detail;
  • 2pts – describes 2 steps in sufficient detail;
  • 3pts - describes 3 steps in sufficient detail; 

Essay #2 – Good Example

An array of technological, pedagogical, and theoretical advances forecasts enhanced flexibility for assessing learning and greater credibility for assessment results, whether at a distance or in traditional environments.  Identify at least three (3) of these trends in assessments and briefly describe their anticipated impact on the teaching and learning process.  (6pts)

Total # Points:

6 pts - A complete and correct answer is worth 6 total points

Attributes to be Scored:

  • Identifies at least (3) trends in assessments
  • Briefly describes the anticipated impact of each of the three (3) trends identified

Scoring Plan

  • 0 pts – fail to identify at least three (3) trends in assessments and their anticipated impact on teaching and learning
  • 2pt total  – identifies 1 trend (1pt)  +  describes anticipated impact in sufficient detail (1pt)
  • 2pt total  – identifies 1 trend (1pt)  +  describes anticipated impact in sufficient detail (1pt)
  • 2pt total  – identifies 1 trend (1pt)  +  describes anticipated impact in sufficient detail (1pt) 
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