PSSA+Constructed+Response+Scoring+Rubric

• The response provides speciﬁc, appropriate, and accurate details (e.g., naming, describing, explaining, or comparing) or examples. ||
 * ** GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SCORING GUIDELINES FOR 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 attempts to provide sufﬁcient, appropriate details (e.g., naming, describing, explaining, or comparing) or examples; may contain minor inaccuracies. ||
 * **__ 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 provides insufﬁcient or inappropriate details or examples that have a major effect on accuracy. • The response consists entirely of relevant copied text. ||
 * **__ 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).

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 * **__ 0 Points __** ||
 * • The response provides insufﬁcient material for scoring.
 * The response is inaccurate in all aspects. ||

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 ||
 * Categories within zero reported separately:


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