Holistic Scoring Guide for Mathematics

Open-Ended (OE) Items (Generic Rubric)

 

3-Point Response
    The response shows complete understanding of the problem's essential mathematical concepts. The student executes procedures completely and gives relevant responses to all parts of the task. The response contains few minor errors, if any. The response contains a clear, effective explanation detailing how the problem was solved so that the reader does not need to infer how and why decisions were made.

2-Point Response
    The response shows nearly complete understanding of the problem's essential mathematical concepts. The student executes nearly all procedures and gives relevant responses to most parts of the task.  The response may have minor errors.  The explanation detailing how the problem was solved may not be clear, causing the reader to make some inferences. 

1-Point Response
    The response shows limited understanding of the problem's essential mathematical concepts. The response and procedures may be incomplete and/or may contain major errors. An incomplete explanation of how the problem was solved may contribute to questions as to how and why decisions were made.

0-Point Response
    The response shows insufficient understanding of the problem's essential mathematical concepts. The procedures, if any, contain major errors. There may be no explanation of the solution or the reader may not be able to understand the explanation. The reader may not be able to understand how and why decisions were made.


    The above generic rubric is used as a guide to develop specific scoring guides or rubrics for each of the Open-Ended (OE) items which appear on the New Jersey fourth-grade (ESPA), eighth-grade (GEPA) and eleventh-grade (HSPA) proficiency assessments in mathematics. The generic rubric helps insure that students are scored in the same way for the same demonstration of knowledge and skills regardless of the test question. More information on Open-Ended items and related scoring is also provided in the Mathematics Instructional Guide.

 

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