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General Scoring Guidelines for

Open-Ended Reading Items- Reading

3 Points

The response provides a complete answer to the task (e.g., a statement that offers a correct answer as well as

text-based support).

The response provides specific, appropriate, and accurate details (e.g., naming, describing, explaining, or

comparing) or examples.

2 Points

The response provides a partial answer to the task (e.g., indicates some awareness of the task and at least one

text-based detail).

The response attempts to provide sufficient, appropriate details (e.g., naming, describing, explaining, or

comparing) or examples; may contain minor inaccuracies.

1 Point

The response provides an incomplete answer to the task (e.g., indicating either a misunderstanding of the task or

no text-based details).

The response provides insufficient or inappropriate details or examples that have a major effect on accuracy.

The response consists entirely of relevant copied text.

0 Points

The response provides insufficient material for scoring.

The response is inaccurate in all aspects.

Categories within zero reported separately:

 

BLK (blank) ..... No response or written refusal to respond or too brief to determine response

OT .................... Off task/topic

LOE .................. Response in a language other than English

IL ...................... Illegible

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