These examples assume that the student has not been exposed to the contexts of the items during the teaching process. Scoring of these items tends to be more holistic as the scorer is trying to determine the level of reasoning, clarity, and thoroughness, as well as the accuracy of content. Generally, the scorer must approach the paper as a whole rather than as a sum of its parts. Examples of application of concepts: theory to explain why beavers have big incisors (front teeth). You may Use ’s include drawings to help you explain. Imagine that you are trying to explain his theory to a group of high school students. Write an article for the high school newspaper in which you discuss why beavers have big incisors (front teeth). You may include drawings for the article. a cartoon sequence using theory to explain why beavers have big ’s incisors (front teeth). Choose an animal we have not studied in class. Draw or describe a structure it has that makes it especially well-suited to its environment. Using theory, ’s explain how and why the animal has that structure. Scoring Suggestions: Scoring of conceptual items can be analytical, using a checklist of content points that must be included. This form of analytic scoring is easy to apply and many papers can be quickly scored. A scorer with very little content knowledge can easily and accurately score papers using an analytic checklist. For example, if an item asks a student to describe and give examples of laws, then a list of the three laws and a ’s three brief explanation of acceptable examples will suffice for a scorer. Scoring of conceptual explanations can be holistic, using thoroughness, clarity, accuracy, and reasonableness of the explanation. Holistic scoring may take a bit longer, but it looks at the work as a mini-presentation of information that should include not only accurate and complete information, but should be presented in a reasonable and clear fashion. Rubric for Explaining Concepts Level Thoroughness Clarity Accuracy Reasonableness 4 All fundamental Clear presentation All facts are Reasoning is
These examples assume that the student has not been exposed to the contexts of the items during the teaching process. Scoring of these items tends to be more holistic as the scorer is trying to determine the level of reasoning, clarity, and thoroughness, as well as the accuracy of content. Generally, the scorer must approach the paper as a whole rather than as a sum of its parts. Examples of application of concepts: Use ’s theory to explain why beavers have big incisors (front teeth). You may include drawings to help you explain. Imagine that you are trying to explain his theory to a group of high school students. Write an article for the high school newspaper in which you discuss why beavers have big incisors (front teeth). You may include drawings for the article. a cartoon sequence using ’s theory to explain why beavers have big incisors (front teeth). Choose an animal we have not studied in class. Draw or describe a structure it has that makes it especially well-suited to its environment. Using ’s theory, explain how and why the animal has that structure. Scoring Suggestions: Scoring of conceptual items can be analytical, using a checklist of content points that must be included. This form of analytic scoring is easy to apply and many papers can be quickly scored. A scorer with very little content knowledge can easily and accurately score papers using an analytic checklist. For example, if an item asks a student to describe and give examples of ’s three laws, then a list of the three laws and a brief explanation of acceptable examples will suffice for a scorer. Scoring of conceptual explanations can be holistic, using thoroughness, clarity, accuracy, and reasonableness of the explanation. Holistic scoring may take a bit longer, but it looks at the work as a mini-presentation of information that should include not only accurate and complete information, but should be presented in a reasonable and clear fashion. Rubric for Explaining Concepts Level Thoroughness Clarity Accuracy Reasonableness 4 All fundamental Clear presentation All facts are Reasoning is
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