melmichigan Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I think essay should have more point value, then short answer, then multiple choice and fill in the blank. I'm thinking on a 35 question test, 20 multiple choice and fill in the blank at 2pts each, 10 short answer at 3pts a each, and 5 essay at 6pts each. Does this sound about right or would you weight it differently. This is my first effort at assigning grades. :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 If by "essay" you really mean "paragraph response", then that sounds very reasonable. If you are talking full page or multi-page responses on the essay portion, I would personally give those more weight because they will take more time for the student to do a decent job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joani Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 If by "essay" you really mean "paragraph response", then that sounds very reasonable. If you are talking full page or multi-page responses on the essay portion, I would personally give those more weight because they will take more time for the student to do a decent job. :iagree: If the essay questions are really essays, I'd drop the multiple choice to 1pt and make the essays 10pts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I would think carefully about how long the essays are going to be. Five seems like a lot in an average test if they are full essay questions, if they are one paragraph only then five would be okay. You could test yourself writing the answers to a couple or all of them to see how long they take you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 If by "essay" you really mean "paragraph response", then that sounds very reasonable. If you are talking full page or multi-page responses on the essay portion, I would personally give those more weight because they will take more time for the student to do a decent job. Yes, the test publisher calls paragraph response answers essay questions. :001_rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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