Constructed-response questions (short and extended) require students to “show what they know” in their written responses. Each short and extended constructed-response question is also directly aligned to an “unwrapped” Essential Standard and its pre-determined level of rigor so that students will need to respond at that same level. When crafting constructed-response assessment questions, educators prepare an accompanying commentary or solution statement that includes the key elements of a correct response. Referring to this solution statement while in the process of scoring assessments will enable them to quickly identify misconceptions in students’ incorrect responses and then determine what follow-up, instructional adjustments they can provide to help students correct those misconceptions.

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CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS WITH ELEMENTS OF CORRECT RESPONSES