Drag & Drop Your Way to Assessment Success
What technology enhanced question typeswork best with my lesson?
• Overview of question type families• Review question types in each family• How to choose which type to use• How to transform existing assessments
Agenda
Question Type Families
Traditional Num
Word
Number-based
Word-based
Word
Word
Label
Label
Label
Num
Num
Graphing
Graph
Graph
Graph
Group
Group
Group
Group
Multi
Choose a family based on answer type
Answer Type Family Main UseChoose from answers given Traditional Quick check
Answer in Words Word-based ELA; Social Studies
Answer in Numbers Number-based Math
Answer in Pictures Labeling Science; Geometry; K-2
Answer in Graphs Graphing Math; Science
Answer by Grouping or Classifying
Grouping All subjects
Answer in Multiple Ways Multi-part Performance task
Word-based: Answer in Words
3 constructed response types• Text entry allows single character mistake• Essay type must be graded by teacher
3 numbers only types
2 equation/formula types (student uses math editor)
Number-based: Answer in Numbers
• Upload image or diagram• Label parts with names or measurements
Labeling: Answer on Picture/Diagram
7 types of graphs
Graphing: Answer with a Graph
Tallies
Ratios
Number Line
Graph Coordinates
Line graphs
Fractions
Inequality
• What type of content do you have?• How difficult do you want to make the
exercise?- How well do the students know the material?- How long do you want them to work on the exercise?
How do I start?
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Ease of Creation
Traditional
Number-based
Word-based
Labeling
Graphing
Grouping
Multi
Easier
Harder
Hard
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Math Questions: NBT StandardsWhat is
my content?
• Math• Place Value
Families to
consider
• Number-based
• Grouping• LabelingWhat is
my difficulty
?
• Med to Hard
Math Question: NBT Standards
1. Which expression is equal to the decimal 713.08Answer: 7 x 100 + 1 x 10 + 3 x 1 + 8 x 1/100
2. What is the greatest number you can make using the digits 4, 7, 8, 3, and 9?a. Write a number that is 10,000 more than the number you
made.b. Explain how you got your answer.
ELA Question: Grammar
What is my
content?
• ELA• Parts of speech,
punctuation
Families to
consider
• Word-based• Grouping• LabelingWhat is
my difficulty
?
• Easy to Med
ELA Question: Grammar1. Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
Alex lives in San Francisco CA.Alex lives in San Francisco; CA.Alex lives in San Francisco, CA.Alex lives in San Francisco. CA
2. Which sentence has an adjective?
A. Andrea goes to camp in the summer with her sister. B. Mike has a brother who likes to play basketball. C. It was very difficult finding a good book to read
Amy, Bart and Candace each went on a whale watching trip. On the coordinate plane below, x represents the number of hours they spent whale watching and y represents the number of whales seen.
Which statement is true based on the points plotted on the grid?
A) Bart saw 3 whales in 4 hours.B) Bart saw 1 more whale than Amy.C) Amy and Bart saw the same number of whales.D) Amy and Candace saw the same number of whales.
Transforming Multiple Choice Questions
Question Type Tour – shows every question type from the students’ point of viewwww.Edulastic.com/question-type-tour
You Tube – examples of how to create a lot of the questions types
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