The table below provides an overview of the assessment item types available for use in the application.
AKO (Answer Key Only), Express, Examview, and Item Bank Assessments
| ITEM TYPE | DESCRIPTION | Partial Credit/Relative Scoring/Dependent Scoring? | AVAILABLE FOR USE WITH... | ADMINISTRATION METHOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(CR) Constructed Response |
Requires a written response from the student and is scored with a rubric. Item Banks provide the rubric and anchor/sample responses for most CR items. Score online if the assessment is administered online. If administered on paper with a scannable answer sheet, score by hand, then enter score on the answer sheet before scanning or using GradeCam™. |
Yes/No/No |
ANSWER KEY ONLY EXPRESS ITEM BANK EXAMVIEW |
ONLINE/PAPER |
|
(EBSR) Evidence Based Selected Response |
Requires the student to answer a two-part question in which Part B provides text evidence for the answer in Part A. Part A and Part B may be a combination of Multiple Choice, Multiple Response, or Hot Text. Answers are automatically scored by the system. No partial credit. The Administration Method for EBSR items that contain media files or require a student to execute an onscreen action will be restricted to ONLINE ONLY. |
No |
ANSWER KEY ONLY EXPRESS ITEM BANK |
ONLINE/PAPER (MC/MC or MC/MR ONLY) |
|
(XCR) Explicit Constructed Response |
Requires the student to enter an exact response to a question. Answers are automatically scored by the system. The Administration Method for XCR items that contain media files or require a student to execute an onscreen action will be restricted to ONLINE ONLY. |
Yes/No/No |
ITEM BANK |
ONLINE/PAPER |
|
(GM) Gap Match (GGM) Graphic Gap Match |
Requires the student to click and drag images, words, phrases, or numbers into or next to the correct response box(es). Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Yes/Yes/No | ITEM BANK |
ONLINE ONLY |
|
(GL) Graphing Lines |
Requires the student to draw line segments on a graph. Answers are automatically scored by the system. No partial credit. |
No | ITEM BANK |
ONLINE ONLY |
|
(GP) Graphing Points |
Requires the student to plot points on a graph. Answers are automatically scored by the system. No partial credit. |
No | ITEM BANK |
ONLINE ONLY |
|
(HS) Hot Spot |
Requires the student to select the correct answer by clicking on it. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
No | ITEM BANK |
ONLINE ONLY |
|
(HT) Hot Text |
Requires the student to select underlined words, phrases, or sentences within a given text to answer the question. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Yes/Yes/No | ITEM BANK |
ONLINE ONLY |
|
(IC) Inline Choice |
Requires the student to select the correct answer from a drop down menu. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Yes/Yes/No | ANSWER KEY ONLY** ITEM BANK |
ONLINE PAPER (converts to MC) |
|
(ITE) Inline Text Entry* |
Requires the student to provide a written response in one or more text boxes available throughout a text item. This type is scored by the teacher by using the Score Online process in the staff portal. |
Yes/No/No | ITEM BANK | ONLINE ONLY |
|
(MT) Matching Table* |
Requires the student to select a checkbox in a table to match or answer the question in the problem. Options may be Yes/No, Does Support/Does Not Support, True/False, or another choice of two or more options. Answers are automatically scored by the system. No partial credit. |
No | ITEM BANK |
ONLINE ONLY |
|
(MB) Multiple Binary |
Requires the student to indicate if answer choices are Yes/No, True/False, or Correct/Incorrect. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Yes/No/No |
ANSWER KEY ONLY EXPRESS |
ONLINE PAPER |
|
(MC) Multiple Choice |
Requires the student to select one correct answer from multiple answer choices. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
No |
ANSWER KEY ONLY EXPRESS ITEM BANK EXAMVIEW |
ONLINE PAPER |
|
(MR) Multiple Response |
Requires the student to select two or more correct answers from multiple answer choices. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Yes/Yes/No |
ANSWER KEY ONLY EXPRESS ITEM BANK |
ONLINE PAPER |
| (MP) Multi-Part | Allows for a minimum of 2 and up to 10 parts that can use a variety of question types. All question types, except for Evidence-Based Selected Reasoning (EBSR), are eligible to be used within MP items. MP items can include a mix of hand and auto-scored parts and are available for online and paper administration. The Points value for each individual part will be summed in the Total Possible Points field for the entire item. Scoring events are not supported for MP items. Refer to each item type within this table for additional details on that part. |
Yes/No/Yes | Item Bank | ONLINE PAPER |
|
(NL) Number Line* |
Requires the student to place a point or points on a number line where a number or numbers should be located. Answers are automatically scored by the system. No partial credit. |
No | ITEM BANK |
ONLINE |
|
(NLDP) Number Line Dot Plot* |
Requires the student to complete a line plot that displays the data as indicated. Answers are automatically scored by the system. No partial credit. |
No | ITEM BANK |
ONLINE |
|
(NR) Numerical Response |
Requires the student to type the answer to a numeric problem on a keypad for an online test. On a paper test, students bubble in the answer on a griddable template. Answers are automatically scored by the system. Multiple correct answers can be configured. | No |
ANSWER KEY ONLY EXPRESS ITEM BANK |
ONLINE PAPER |
|
(OI) Order Items |
Requires the student to drag and drop answer choices into the correct order. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Yes/No/No | ITEM BANK |
ONLINE ONLY |
|
(SA) Short Answer |
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. |
No |
ANSWER KEY ONLY EXPRESS |
ONLINE PAPER |
|
(WP) Writing Prompt |
Requires students to provide a response to a writing prompt in the Student Portal. This item type is similar to the Constructed Response but allows for scoring to be done using a rubric with multiple objectives (1-20). This type is scored by the teacher by using the Score Online process in SchoolCity. Also allows for students to respond with drawings. |
Yes/No/No | ITEM BANK | ONLINE ONLY |
*Item Types indicated with an asterisk from third-party curriculum providers are supported by the platform but cannot currently be authored directly within the platform.
** 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.