Source: Assessment of learning 1 Author: Yonardo A. Gabuyo (Note: Download first the file to view the full slides.)

1. Reporter: Jonathan B. Bulawan BSE-Social Studies
Christ the King College, Calbayog City

2. • Extended Response Essay
• Restricted Response Essay
TWO TYPES OF ESSAY ITEMS

3. An essay test that allows the
students to determine the
length and complexity of
the response.
-Kubiszyn & Borich 2007
Extended Response Essay

4. Extended Response Essay
Advantages
Demonstrate learning outcomes
at the synthesis and evaluation
levels.
Evaluate the answers with
sufficient reliability to provide useful
measures of learning.
Provides more freedom to give
responses to the question and
provide creative integration of
ideas.

5. Extended Response Essay
Disadvantages
More difficult to construct
extended response essay
questions.
Scoring is time consuming than
restricted response essay.

6. 1. Present and describe the
modern theory of evolution and
discuss how it is supported by
evidence from the areas of (a)
comparative anatomy, (b)
population genetics.
2. From the statement, “Wealthy
politicians cannot offer fair
representation to all people.”
What do you think is the
reasoning of the statement?
Explain your answer.

7. An essay item that places
strict limits on both content
and the response given by
the students.
Restricted Response Essay
In this type of essay the content
is usually restricted by the
scope of the topic to be
discussed and the limitations
on the form of the response is
indicated in the question.

8. 1. List the major facts and opinions in
the first state of the nation address
(SONA) of Pres. Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Limit your answer to one page only.
The score will depend on the content,
organization and accuracy of your
answer.
2. Point out the strengths and
weaknesses of a multiple choice
type of test. Limit your answer to
five strengths and five
weaknesses. Explain each answer
in not more than two sentences.

9. GUIDELINESS in CONSTRUCTING
ESSAY TEST ITEMS
1. Construct
essay questions
used to measure
complex learning
outcomes only.
2. Essay
questions should
relate directly to
the learning
outcomes to be
measured.
3. Formulate
essay questions
that present a
clear task to be
performed.
4. An item
should be
started precisely
and it must
clearly focus on
the desired
answer.
5. All students
should be
required to
answer the same
question.
6. Number
points and time
spent in
answering the
question must
be indicated in
each item.
7. Specify the
number of words,
paragraphs or
the number of
sentences for the
answer.
8. The scoring
system must be
discussed or
presented to the
students.

10. CAN YOU GIVE
AN EXAMPLE
OF ESSAY
ITEMS?
Hello, My Name
is Baymax.
Ba la la la la la la…
On your book, page
63, see:
TYPES of COMPLEX
OUTCOMES AND
RELATED TERMS for
WRITING ESSAY
QUEASTIONS TABLE

11. Advantages of Essay Test
#Essay Test
It is easier to prepare and less
time consuming compared to other
paper and pencil tests.
It measures high-order thinking
skills. (analysis, synthesis and
evaluation).
It allows students’ freedom to
express individuality in answering
the giving question.
The students have a chance to
express their own ideas in order to
plan their on answer.
It reduces guessing answer
compared to any of the objective
type test.
It presents more realistic task to
the student.
It emphasizes on the integration
and application ideas.

12. Disadvantages of Essay Test
#Essay Test
It cannot provide an objective
measure of the achievement of the
students.
It needs so much time to grade
and prepare scoring criteria.
The scores are usually not
reliable most especially without
scoring criteria.
It measures limited amount of
contents and objectives.
Low variation of scores.
It usually encourages bluffing.

13. #Essay Test
Some Suggestions for Grading Essay Test
1. Decide on a policy for dealing
with incorrect, irrelevant or illegal
responses.
2. Keep scores of the previously
read items out of sight.
3. The student’s identify should
remain anonymous while his/her
paper is being graded.
6. Read and evaluate each students
answer to the same question before
grading the next question.
5.Use analytic scoring or holistic
scoring.
4. Write your comments on their
papers.

14. #Essay Test
Checklists for Evaluating Essay Questions
YES NO
The test item is appropriate for
measuring the intended learning
outcomes.
The test item task matches with
the learning task to be measured.
The questions constructed
measure complex learning
outcomes.
YES NO
It is stated in the questions what is
being measured and how the
answers are to be evaluated.
Te terminology used clarifies and
limits the task.
All students are required to
answer the same question.
YES NO
There is an established time limit
to answer each question.
Provisions for scoring answers are
given (criteria, for evaluating
answers)