A Tight Spot

MSA Target 1January 21, 2010

It’s Not The Questions…

• It’s THE ANSWERS…–Selected Responses–Student Produced Responses–Brief Constructed Responses

Making Your Mark

Selected Responses• #2 Pencil ONLY• Bubbled– Clear– Heavy– Dark

• Erased completely if mistaken– No stray marks

Sample Math Question Selected Response

Sample Reading Questions Selected Response

Say What?

Student Produced Responses• MATH MSA– 7th and 8th graders

• #2 Pencil ONLY• Written & Bubbled• Clear• Heavy• Dark

• Fully justified

Sample Math QuestionStudent Produced Response

Write your whole number, decimal, or fraction here!

Remember to bubble a decimal point or fraction bar if needed!

Remember to bubble each number in your answer, too!

Start all of the way to the left, and do NOT skip spaces!

Thinking INSIDE the BoxBrief Constructed Responses• Legible• #2 Pencils ONLY• Within the box• Used as many lines as needed

For Math…• Complete Part A (your answer) • Complete Part B (your explanation)– SHOW YOUR WORK!

Sample Math QuestionBrief Constructed Response (BCR)

Sample Reading QuestionBrief Constructed Response (BCR)

What’s the Big Deal?

Easy to read…

Easy to grade…

ACCURATE SCORES!!

Get to the Point!

Make Your Mark

Say What?

Think Inside the Box!!

Let’s Check Your Understanding

Let’s Check Your Understanding

Let’s Check Your Understanding

Let’s Check Your Understanding

Let’s Check Your Understanding

Let’s Check Your Understanding

Let’s Check Your Understanding

Let’s Check Your Understanding

Let’s Check Your Understanding

Let’s Check Your Understanding

Credits

• Stacy Bryan– Mentor Teacher– PowerPoint Designer– Project Coordinator– Narrator

• Wendy Steo– Mathematics Department Chair & Teacher– Project Consultant

• Elizabeth Beser– Reading Specialist– Project Consultant

• Nancy Reynolds– Principal’s Mentor– Project Consultant

No smiley faces were harmed in the production of this project.

Source

Maryland State Department of Education. Public release items. Retrieved on-line from www.mdk12.org on January 08, 2010.