Simple Text Entry items require students to type a written response in a provided text box. These items must be scored by hand.
To create a Simple Text Entry item from the template:
1.In the Compose Item Prompt section, replace the sample text with the content for the item's question. You can use the toolbar to format text and insert media. For more information, see Appendix D.
2.To specify the height of the students' text box, enter a value in the Number of Rows in Text Box field.
3.To specify the type of text box that will be available to students, select an option from the Text Editor to Show Student drop-down list. The following options are available:
4.To fill out the rubric for the correct, full-credit response for the item, do the following:
a.To specify the maximum score for the item, enter a value in the Points field in the upper-right corner of the rubric.
b.In the Description field, describe how a student must respond to the item in order to earn full credit.
c.In the Exemplar field, enter an example of a response that would earn full credit.
5.The template automatically creates a rubric tab for each possible score a student could earn, based on the maximum score. To fill out any additional rubrics for the item, do the following for each available rubric:
a.Click the tab for the required rubric’s score.
b.Enter a description and exemplar for that rubric’s score
6.Optional: If multiple scoring criteria should be used to evaluate the student’s response, you can click Add More at the bottom of the page to create a separate rubric for each criterion. For example, you could create separate rubrics for Spelling, Syntax, Comprehension, etc.
a.Repeat steps 4–5 for each separate rubric you create.
7.To save the item, click Save above the template.