How NAEP Constructed-Response Items Are Scored: A Turnkey Workshop for Teachers

Agenda

• Multiple Choice Scoring• Short Constructed-Response Scoring• Extended Constructed-Response Scoring• Item Distribution• Scoring Logistics• Training Materials

– Item (Question)– Scoring Guide & Rubric– Anchor Sets– Scoring Sheets– Practice Sets

• NAEP Questions Tool

The Goal of Scoring

Our goal is to make consistent and accurate judgments about what students know and can

do based on their given responses, while maintaining the highest standards of

measurement precision.

Eunice Greer, Senior Research ScientistNational Center for Education Statistics

Multiple Choice Items

• Only one correct response• Scanned and scored electronically• Inexpensive to score

Short Constructed-Response Items

2 Score Category• Correct• Incorrect

3 Score Category• Complete• Partial• Unacceptable or

incorrect

Extended Constructed-Response Items

4 Score Category• Complete• Essential• Partial• Incorrect

5 Score Category• Extended• Satisfactory• Partial• Minimal• Incorrect

Item Type Distribution: Mathematics

Item Type Distribution: Reading

History of Scoring

Scoring Sites

Training Materials – Cover Page

Training Materials - Question

Training Materials – Scoring Guide & Rubric

Training Materials – Anchor Set

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Training Materials – Anchor Set

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Training Materials – Scoring Form

Potential scorers use this form to record practice scores.

To qualify to score this item, the potential scorer must score 90% correctly.

Training Materials – Practice Sets

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Training Materials – Practice Sets

Using the NAEP Questions Tool to Locate Additional Test Items

The NAEP Questions Tool

The NAEP Questions Tool

The NAEP Questions Tool

The NAEP Questions Tool

The NAEP Questions Tool

Questions?