CONSTRUCTED

RESPONSE
Understanding Constructed Response
Questions
Mathematics will require demonstration of
conceptual understanding of concepts,
procedural skills and fluency, problem solving,
modeling, and mathematical reasoning
 Georgia Milestones

Selected Response Constructed Extended

Response Constructed
Response
Require the student to Require more elaborate answers and
explanations of reasoning. They allow
generate a response as
for multiple correct answers and/or
Multiple Choice opposed to selecting a varying methods of arriving at the
response correct answer
2-pt rubric 4-pt rubric
Why do you think students do so
poorly on constructed response
and extended constructed
response questions?

Discuss with a partner . . .

 CONSTRUCTED-
RESPONSE
ITEMS
3RD GRADE

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ITEM-SPECIFIC SCORING GUIDELINE

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Student response #1
Student response #2

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Student response #3

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 CONSTRUCTED-
RESPONSE
ITEMS
5TH GRADE

Georgia Department of Education

ITEM-SPECIFIC SCORING GUIDELINE

Georgia Department of Education

Student response #1
Student response #2

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Student response #3

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Student response #4

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Student response #5

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Example 1
Example 2
Teaching Strategy
What instructional
practices and
classrooms promote
success for
constructed response
items?
GaDOE EOG study/resource Where can
guide
I find
Parcc-assessment.org (Math
Sample Student Responses)
more
questions?
Smarter Balanced (Search SBAC
Sample Items Grade x Math)