1. NC NAEP Project Module 2 - Activity 3 Multi-step NAEP Items: Exploring Distractor Answers Elementary Module 2, Activity 3

2. Goals Practice analyzing and assessing student work Practice analyzing and developing distractor answers to multiple choice questions. Practice predicting student thinking on a particular task or item. Elementary Module 2, Activity 3

3. What are distractors? To be effective, multiple-choice items must have some choices that are reasonably close to the correct response. These choices, called distractors, may be based on common misconceptions or student errors. Elementary Module 2, Activity 3

4. Becky’s Popcorn Balls NAEP Problem On Thursday Becky made some popcorn balls. On Friday she made 6 popcorn balls. On Saturday she made 12 popcorn balls. Becky took all 23 popcorn balls she made to a party. How many popcorn balls did she make on Thursday? a) 5 b)11 c)17 d)41 Elementary Module 2, Activity 3

5. Becky’s Popcorn Balls NAEP Problem How can these distractor answers be obtained? a) 5 b)11 c)17 d)41 Elementary Module 2, Activity 3

6. Becky’s Popcorn Balls NAEP Problem Description: Solve a multi-step word problem Grade: 4 Year: 2003 Block & Number: Block M10 Question #7 Type of Question: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy (78.26% Correct) Elementary Module 2, Activity 3

7. Becky’s Popcorn Balls NAEP Problem Performance Data Elementary Module 2, Activity 3

8. Estela’s Notebooks NAEP Problem Estela wants to buy 2 notebooks that cost $2.79 each, including tax. If she has one-dollar bills and no coins, how many one-dollar bills does she need? a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d)6 Elementary Module 2, Activity 3

9. Estela’s Notebooks NAEP Problem How can these distractor answers be obtained? a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d)6 Elementary Module 2, Activity 3

10. Estela’s Notebooks NAEP Problem Description: Estimate solution of a multi- step word problem Grade: 4 Year: 2003 Block & Number: Block M10 Question #15 Type of Question: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Hard (30.59% Correct) Elementary Module 2, Activity 3

11. Estela’s Notebooks NAEP Problem Performance Data Elementary Module 2, Activity 3

12. “Sam’s Lunch” MC Distractors Were your suggested distractors representative of incorrect student responses? Were your suggested distractors all procedurally-oriented? Elementary Module 2, Activity 3

13. “Sam’s Lunch” MC Distractors Did they represent correct concepts but incorrect calculations or vice versa? If a student selected one of your incorrect options, what might that reveal about that student’s understanding? Elementary Module 2, Activity 3