The table below provides an overview of the different item types available for use in SchoolCity, and which assessments support those item types. Each item type summary includes scoring information, which assessment types, including AKO, Express, Examview, and Item Bank, support the use of those items, administration information, and a short item description.
| Item Type | Partial Credit / Relative Scoring / Dependent Scoring? | Assessment Availability | Administration Method |
|---|---|---|---|
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(CT) Charting |
Relative Scoring Available |
Item Bank | Online Only |
| Requires students to interact with a histogram, bar chart, line chart, or dot/line plot by selecting and dragging each category to the correct value. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(CR) Constructed Response |
Rubric Scoring |
Answer Key Only, Express, Item Bank, Examview |
Online/Paper |
| Requires students to write and/or draw a response to a provided prompt. Answers must be manually scored. | |||
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(EBSR) Evidence-Based Selected Response |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only |
Answer Key Only, Express, Item Bank |
Online/Paper |
| Requires students to answer a two-part question in which Part B provides text evidence for the answer in Part A. Part A and B can be a combination of Multiple Choice and Multiple Response items. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(XCR) Explicit Constructed Response |
Partial Credit Available |
Item Bank |
Online/Paper |
| Requires students to enter an exact answer to a question. Answers must match the provided response exactly to be counted as correct, and are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(FM) Fraction Model |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only |
Item Bank | Online Only |
| Requires students to shade in the correct number of fraction parts of one or more model shapes, according to the given prompt. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(GM) Gap Match |
Partial Credit and Relative Scoring Available |
Item Bank |
Online Only |
| Requires students to drag and drop words, phrases, or numbers into or next to the correct response boxes. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
(GGM) Graphic Gap Match |
Partial Credit and Relative Scoring Available | Item Bank |
Online Only |
| Requires students to drag and drop words, phrases, numbers, or images to the correct response boxes, which may be within a table, chart, or other graphic. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(GF) Graphic Functions |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only |
Item Bank | Online Only |
| Requires students to plot the correct object on a graph, in the correct location, according to given information. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(GL) Graphing Lines |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Item Bank |
Online Only |
| Requires students to draw line segments on a graph according to given information. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(GP) Graphing Points |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Item Bank |
Online Only |
| Requires students to plot points on a graph according to given information. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(GSS) Graphing Solution Set |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only |
Item Bank | Online Only |
| Requires students to draw lines on a graph and select the correct area that represents the solution set according to given information. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(HS) Hot Spot |
Relative Scoring Available | Item Bank |
Online Only |
| Requires students to select the correct answers by selecting on one or more hot spots or images. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(HT) Hot Text |
Partial Credit and Relative Scoring Available | Item Bank |
Online Only |
| Requires students to select underlined words, phrases, or sentences within a given text to answer the question. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(IC) Inline Choice |
Partial Credit and Relative Scoring Available | Answer Key Only**, Item Bank |
Online/Paper |
| Requires students to select the correct response from one or more dropdown menus within the question. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(MT) Matching Table |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Item Bank |
Online Only |
| Requires students to classify a series of prompts, which may include text, images, numerals, and/or equations, into one or more categories. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(MP) Multi-Part |
Partial Credit and Dependent Scoring Available |
Item Bank | Online/Paper |
| Allows for a minimum of two and up to ten parts, which can vary question type, and can include a mix of manual and automatically scored item types. Available question types include Constructed Response, Explicit Constructed Response, Gap Match, Graphic Gap Match, Graphing Lines, Graphing Points, Hot Spot, Hot Text, Inline Choice, Multiple Binary, Multiple Choice, Multiple Response, Numerical Response, Order Items, and Writing Prompt. Administration method and answer scoring are dependent upon selected question types. | |||
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(MB) Multiple Binary |
Partial Credit Available | Answer Key Only, Express, Item Bank |
Online/Paper |
| Requires students to determine whether each answer choice to a series of prompts is True/False, Yes/No, or Correct/Incorrect. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(MC) Multiple Choice |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Answer Key Only, Express, Item Bank, Examview |
Online/Paper |
| Requires students to select one correct answer from several answer choices. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(MR) Multiple Response |
Partial Credit and Relative Scoring Available | Answer Key Only, Express, Item Bank |
Online/Paper |
| Requires students to select two or more correct answers from several answer choices. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
| (NL) Number Line | All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Item Bank | Online/Paper |
| Requires students to plot one or more correct answers on a number line. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(NR) Numerical Response |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Answer Key Only, Express, Item Bank |
Online/Paper |
| Requires students to enter the answer to a numeric question on a keypad when administered online, or bubble in the answer on a griddable template when administered on paper. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(OI) Order Items |
Partial Credit Available | Item Bank |
Online Only |
| Requires students to drag and drop answer choices into the correct order. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | |||
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(SA) Short Answer |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Answer Key Only, Express |
Online/Paper |
| Requires the student to enter an answer to a question similar to fill-in-the-blank. There is only one correct answer. On paper, the item must be scored like a Constructed Response item before scanning or using GradeCam™. The answer can be scored online if administered with an Online Answer Sheet. | |||
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(WP) Writing Prompt |
Rubric Scoring | Item Bank |
Online Only |
| Requires students to write and/or draw a response to a provided prompt. This item type is similar to the Constructed Response, but allows for scoring to be done using a rubric with multiple objectives (1-20). Answers must be manually scored. | |||
** Inline Choice (IC) can be selected as an item type for an Answer Key Only assessment in the application, but because it only allows for a single set of lettered choices and no specific phrases, it’s functionally no different than a Multiple Choice item on an AKO.