Students supply answers consisting of one word, a few words, or one or two sentences
What is a short-answer item
100
Students are required to organize and integrate information, interpret information, give arguments, give explanations, evaluate the merit of ideas, and conduct other types of reasoning
What is an essay item
100
The author of Test That Teach
Who is Karen Tankersley
200
They are easy to construct
What is an advantage of completion items
200
A good sample of knowledge is obtained
What is an advantage of short-answer items
200
Motivates better study habits
What is an advantage of essay items
200
Assessment items that ask students to apply knowledge, skills, and critical thinking abilities to real-world, standards-driven performance tasks
What are constructed-response questions
300
If the sentence is poorly written, more than one answer may be possible
What is a disadvantage of completion items
300
Scoring takes longer than completion or selected-response items
What is a disadvantage of short-answer items
300
Reading and scoring answers is very time consuming
What is a disadvantage of essay items
300
Depending on the state, constructed-response items may account for as much as 25 to 50 percent of the composition of the total test that students will be facing each year
Why is it important to give students the skills needed to be successful at completing constructed-response questions