1. HOW NOT TO SCORE A ZERO ON THE OGT
SCORING CAMP

2. Purpose
Help students learn to write high quality responses to open-ended test items in all subjects.

3. RESPONSE HISTORY FOR SHORT ANSWERS
DATA FOR A GIVEN SCHOOL
SCORE OF ZERO, 0NE OR TWO

4. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS SCORING IN EACH CATEGORY
QUESTION
0 POINTS
1 POINT
2 POINTS
5 MEASUREMENT
72%
17%
11%
17 ALG
77%
16% 7%

5. Question 0 pts 1 pt 2 pts 22 DA 75% 12% 13% 28 ALG 19% 7% 40 GEO 85%8%

6. One extended response question
Number sense 76% of the students scored 0

7. SPRING 2009 OGT
Why We Must Change

8. 14 POINTS LEFT ON THE TABLE
23 QUESTIONS NEEDED
TO PASS OGT

9. DATA IS TELLING US STUDENTS WON’T OR CANNOT WORK WORD PROBLEMS

10. STRATEGIES
UNDERLINE MAIN PARTS
CIRCLE MAIN POINTS

11. USE STRATEGIES FROM ELA
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
‘THE FOUR SQUARE”

12. WHAT WE KNOW
WHAT TO FIND
CHECK
WORK THE PROBLEM

13. Show a test item and have students read and write a response
Show a test item and have students read and write a response. Collect and score these for later.
Read the item together and ask students to highlight or underline what they believe are the important words in the problem. Record responses, discuss and come to a consensus.

14. 3. Show the specific scoring guide and read and discuss it with the students. Have students work in groups to discuss what is required for a response to receive each value. Share their thoughts.
4. Remind students they may solve problems in a variety of ways and still be correct.

15. Show the class an answer that received the full point amount
Show the class an answer that received the full point amount. Have students discuss WHY it received that score.
Repeat until the students understand what a good answer looks like.
Then show them lower scored items, so they can see the difference.

16. Now give them back their original answers and have them revise them.
Compare the results so the students can see the difference it makes.

17. Mind Map How To solve It
Interactive map you can use with your students

18. LET’S LOOK AT PREVIOUS OGT QUESTIOS
HOW THE ANSWERS ARE SCORED
LOOK AT ACTUAL SCORED RESPONSES
TRY GRADING RESPONSES ON OUR OWN

19. OGT SUCCESS PORTAL

20. The OGT questions are from lower grades

21. NOW LET’S SHOW THE STUDENTS HOW TO DO IT.