1. Written Response Assessment rospenda stiggins chapter 6 1 Chapter 6

2. Things to remember rospenda stiggins chapter 6 2 1. know your learning targets 2. Format should fit the target 3. Students should have writing capacity 4. Construct high quality exercises 5. Remember the possibility of bias

3. Knowledge and Essays rospenda stiggins chapter 6 3 1. Not very efficient 2. Look for summaries 3. Look for specific facts

4. Reasoning and Essays rospenda stiggins chapter 6 4 Know what reasoning you are looking or Analytical Evaluative Comparison Make sure essays questions are focused Make sure problems are new to the students

5. Performance and Essays rospenda stiggins chapter 6 5 Use essays to see a complex knowledge set Have they mastered prerequisite knowledge

6. Essays for Product Development rospenda stiggins chapter 6 6 Have them make the product Essay should show how students understand the product

7. How To’s Writing an essay question rospenda stiggins chapter 6 7 Know your standards Use your apps Know what you are assessing

8. How To’s Essay Question rospenda stiggins chapter 6 8 Specify what they should prepare Think of it as comprehensive evaluations Identify reasoning patterns Identify problem solving patterns Point students to appropriate responses Anchor papers (mr)

9. Things to keep in mind rospenda stiggins chapter 6 9 1. Are you asking for brief responses? 2. Are you asking for focused responses? 3. Are the questions written at the lowest reading levels? 4. Are your scoring criteria obvious? 5. Does everyone have the same questions?

10. How to Develop Scoring rospenda stiggins chapter 6 10 1. Make sure students know what success looks like. 2. Know what you are looking for

11. Remember this: Mike R rospenda stiggins chapter 6 11 1. You write to communicate CLEARLY!!!! Neat Complete Correct Proof Examples Compare/contrast Summarize Would another person know what you are writing about?