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Designing Authentic Assessments

Dany Mao Dara

Professor Cam Wong

MIAA 330

Teachers College of San Joaquin

























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Type of Questions K 3 Grade Span/3
rd
Grade 4 7 Grade Span/7
th
Grade 8
th
Grade/Algebra 1
Selected Response Which fractions are
equivalent to
8
6
?

A.






B.






C.






D.





What is the value of x in
this expression?

x
2
= 16
A) 4
B) 8
C) - 8
D) -(4)
E) - 4

Identify all exponent
expressions equivalent
to

a
2
b
a
4
b
3


A) a
3
b
6
a
5
b
8


B) a
4
b
8

a
2
b
6


C) ab
6
a
3
b
4


D) a
3
b
-4

a
4
b
-2


Selected Response
Rubric

2 points for selecting
A & C
1 point for selecting
A or/and C along
with any other
choice
0 points for B & D
2 points for
selecting A and D
1 point for
selecting A or/and
D along with any
other choice
0 points for B, C, E
2 points for
correctly
identifying
only A and D
1 point for
correctly
identifying A
and/ or D and
any other
response
0 points for
selecting any
other choice
other than A and
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D
Type of Questions K 3 Grade Span/3
rd
Grade 4 7 Grade Span/7
th
Grade 8
th
Grade/Algebra 1
Constructed
Response
Create a fraction that is
equivalent to 5/7. How do
you know that they are
equal?
Ana just finished solving
the following expression
and she was trying to
convince John that her
answer was correct.

x y ( z y
z
)
for x = 20, y =4 , z = 2



20 4 (2 4
2
)
20 4 (32)
= 512

If you were John how
would you response to
Ana?
Create three equivalent
exponent expressions
and explain how you
know they are
equivalent.
Constructed
Response Rubric
3 points for correctly
constructing or
writing a fraction
that is equivalent to
5/7 and a reasonable
explanation that
included multiplying
or dividing the
numerator or
denominator by the
same number.
1 point for correctly
constructing or
writing a fraction to
5/7.
0 points for an
incorrect
construction or no
explanation.
3 points for
constructing a
response that
recognizes Anas
mistake and
provides a correct
explanation of the
mistake Ana has
made.
1 point if the
written response
correctly recognizes
that Ana has made
a mistake but was
unable to provide a
correct explanation
or included no
explanation.
0 points for a
written response
does not recognize
that Ana has made
a mistake.

3 points for 3
correctly
constructed
equivalent
exponent
expressions
2 points for 2
correctly
constructed
equivalent
exponent
expressions
1 point for 1
correctly
constructed
equivalent
exponent
expression
2 Points for a
correct
explanation that
includes the
rules of
exponents
0 points if no
correctly
constructed
equivalent
exponent
expressions
5 is the maximum point
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value for this
constructed response.
Type of Questions K 3 Grade Span/3
rd
Grade 4 7 Grade Span/7
th
Grade 8
th
Grade/Algebra 1
Extended Response What is the relationship
between the numerator and
the denominator of
equivalent fractions?
Write a total of four
different numerical
expressions, each including
the four digits of 3, 4, 5
and 6 exactly once. Two
digit numbers may be
created from two single
digits. An operation can
only be used once in each
numerical expression. The
values of the four
numerical expressions
must be equal to 7, 8, 9 and
10.

Explain the rules of order
of operations when
determining the value of
each of the four
expressions.

When you donate blood,
The American Red
Cross recommends a
56 day waiting period
between donations. One
pint of blood contains
about 2.4 X 10
12
red
blood cells. Your body
normally produces red
blood cells at a rate of
about 2 X 10
6
per
second.

At the normal rate of red
blood cell production,
identify the amount of
seconds it would take
for the body to replace
the red blood cells.

At this replacement rate,
identify the number of
days it would take for
the body to replace the
donated red blood cells.

Explain how the rules of
exponents are used to
solve these problems.

Explain the relationship
between the two
answers and how you
applied this relationship
to determine the second
answer.
Extended Response
Rubric


















1 point for each
correctly
constructed answer
that used all four
digits and each
operation once for a
total of 4 points
1 point for each
correctly
constructed
3 points for each
correctly
constructed
answer, which
must also
include the
correct unit
representation
2 points for each
correctly
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Type of Question___
Extended Response
Rubric


K 3 Grade Span/3
rd
Grade_

4 7 Grade Span/7
th
Grade
explanation using
the order of
operations for a
total of 4 points
8 is the maximum point
value for this extended
response item.








8
th
Grade/Algebra 1____
constructed
answer, that does
not include the
correct unit
representation
2 points for a
correct
explanation of
the rules of
exponents
2 points for a
correct
explanation
given or the
relationship
between the two
answers
0 points for a
response that
does not contain
any correct
answers and
explanations.
10 is the maximum
point value for this
extended response item.