Harlan County Public Schools

Teacher’s Template for Developing Open-Response Items

Teacher : Grade: Subject : Date:
Standard:

Include number and written description;

Maximum of 2 standards per question	Program of Studies:

Core Content for Assessment:

Learning Target(s):

“I can” statements
Content Vocabulary

Depth of Knowledge	* Level of Cognitive Complexity * Number of steps in the thinking process * NOT the difficulty of the question
Check DOK Level

http://facstaff.wcer.wisc.edu/normw	DOK 1 Recall and

Reproduction

DOK 2

Skills and Concepts;

Basic Reasoning

DOK 3

Strategic

Thinking; Complex Reasoning	DOK 4

Extending

Thinking; Planning

Title for Open Response
Prompt

 Draws student into question
Directions

Use simple and direct language.

Be specific.

 Ask for exactly what you want.

Check question style	Scaffolded

Single Dimension/

Component

Two or More Relatively

Independent

Components

Student Choice: Topics/Options Provided

Respond to Provided Information

Exemplary Work Page

Teacher-Created Proficient Response

~Use this space to list and explain other correct answer options~

SCORING GUIDE

Score Point	Student Performance Standards

(Performance Level Descriptors)

SCORE GUIDE DESCRIPTIONS FOR STUDENTS

4	Completes all parts of the question

Clear, effective, and/or complex communication

In-depth understanding of content knowledge

Supporting examples and/or relevant details

Insightful reasoning

comprehensive connections/application

3

Completes all parts of the question

Clear and effective communication

Overall understanding of content knowledge

Supporting examples and/or sufficient details

Appropriate reasoning

general connections/application
2

Completes all/most of the question

Some attempt at unorganized communication

Surface understanding of content knowledge

Some examples and/or details

Some reasoning

Some connections/application
1

Completes some parts of the question

Minimal Communication

A beginning understanding of content knowledge with some inaccuracies or misconceptions

Minimal examples and/or details

Minimal reasoning

Minimal connections/application
0	Does not complete any part of the question

Completely incorrect

Irrelevant to the question
Blank

Student Page – (Delete words in red before giving to students)

Open Response Title

Replace with title and give to students

Prompt: Replace with PROMPT developed on teacher template by copying and pasting here.

Direction: Replace with DIRECTION developed on teacher template by copying and pasting here.

SCORING GUIDE

SCORE	DESCRIPTION
4

Copy and Paste your Score Point 4 from “Scoring Guide Description for Students” section of the Teacher Template.

3

Copy and Paste your Score Point 3 from “Scoring Guide Description for Students” section of the Teacher Template.

2	Copy and Paste your Score Point 2 from “Scoring Guide Description for Students” section of the Teacher Template.
1	Copy and Paste your Score Point 1 from “Scoring Guide Description for Students” section of the Teacher Template.

0	Response is totally incorrect or irrelevant.

Blank	Non-response

Open Response Organizer

mscott

2010-10-06

HCBOE