Chapter 8- Writing
Supply Items: Short Answer Essay
Summary: Short-answer items are a supply-type item because it
requires the student to fill in the blank with information they are going to recall. The question must be stated in a
way where only one answer can properly answer the question and only one answer,
or word, is needed from the student. They are still pretty easy to grade but
will require a little more time to go through. Essay questions, on the other
hand, will take more time to grade because they are answers that students
provide in writing. The answers given can be in a restricted-response form,
where only a few sentences are allowed and boundaries are set, or they can be
in extended-response form, where answers are generally pretty open for the
students to expand on. Directions should always be stated clearly, give the
students a good idea of what is expected of them, and should state the amount
of time they have to complete the essay.
Reflection: Using essays is my favorite form of assessment
because I am able to see what students are thinking and how they express
themselves on paper, which can often be way more than they would ever say in
front of their peers. Although they are the hardest to grade, I think it is
worth it because of the value of seeing their thought processes. I will now
consider using more supply-type items in my first grade class, especially the
short-answer items where only one answer is needed. I think this would make the
students think hard and they wouldn’t be able to just guess the answer. I think
I would use these types of assessments more when they are not for a grade
though and just to evaluate their learning progress because I would not want to
put too much pressure on them the first few times I used this type of
assessment.
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