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Constructed response items

17 February, 2015 - 17:25
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Note: The primary author of this module is Dr. Rosemary Sutton.

Formal assessment also includes constructed response items in which students are asked to recall information and create an answer not just recognize if the answer is correct so guessing is reduced. Constructed response items can be used to assess a wide variety of kinds of knowledge and two major kinds are discussed: completion or short answer (also called short response) and extended response.