1. Open Response Questions
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2. Open Response Questions are:
A way to assess student progress
A “criterion-based” assessment
A question with a right answer but more than one way to arrive at that answer
An application of knowledge to a real-world situation
A way to see higher order thinking skills in action
An example of “writing to demonstrate learning”

3. Five Types of Open Response Questions
Scaffolded Questions – multiple related parts (Do A before can do B)
Single Dimension/Component Questions – only one part to complete
Two or more relatively independent components – multiple, nonrelated parts (Can do B before A, no relationship)
Student Choice from topics – usually on-demand
Response to provided information

4. Scoring Guide
Score 4: effective, thorough, complete, successful, insightful, in-depth, efficient.
Score 3: adequate, satisfactory, understanding of major concepts, mostly complete, etc.
Score 2: having gaps or leaps, incomplete, some important points, basic understanding
Score 1: minimal, only small part, little understanding, not logical, unclear, major errors
Score 0: Completely wrong

5. RCAP Pre-write Organizer

6. Millcreek Intermediate Checklist for Open Response Completion
Create a vocabulary box
Box power verbs (in the question)
Underline what the question wants you to do
Triangle numbers or number words
Use the RCAP organizer (new this year)

7. Millcreek Intermediate Checklist for Open Response Completion
Restate the question in my answer
Use the key vocabulary from my box
Show my math work/computations
Use a diagram or picture to support my answer (Math/Science)
Underline the text that supports my answer (Reading)

8. Millcreek Intermediate Checklist for Open Response Completion
Use direct quotes from the text to support my answer (Reading)
Support my answer with 3 examples/details (unless the question asks for a different number)

9. RSVP Restate the question Symbols – Box, Triangle, and Underline
RSVP is a feedback key that the Intermediate teachers created to give quick feedback on student open responses and quick assessments.
Restate the question
Symbols – Box, Triangle, and Underline
Vocabulary needs to be used
Prove it – Prove your answer with your words, quotes/examples from the text, math work/computations, or pictures

10. Seem like too much?
Although it seems like we are asking a lot of our students when completing open response questions, we have the high expectation that all students can write Score 4 answers for each open response question.
We are explicitly teaching our Open Response process and expectations to the students. Many of these expectations are a repeat from last year.

11. You Can Help By:
Encouraging the students to always do their best work and check back over their work
Use the checklist and RSVP in completing their open responses
Write in complete sentences
Review students’ Open Responses with them at home
Ask students to explain to you how they come up with answers on homework (in complete sentences)