Understand Scoring
Online Professional Development in Constructed Response Scoring
Looking for effective, convenient teacher training? Perspective™ offers professional development that’s ready when you are. Give your teachers an enriched understanding of state writing assessments and constructed-response scoring with Understand Scoring, a flexible, affordable alternative to on-site workshops in a convenient online format. Understand Scoring is a web-based service that lets teachers work at their own pace, from any computer, and can be configured to meet the specific needs of a state or large district. Developed by the assessment experts at Pearson, Understand Scoring provides clear, reliable instruction with extensive practice opportunities, immediate feedback, and learning verification activities.
Authentic
The training materials in Understand Scoring employ real-world examples and hands-on practice. Training begins with a review of how writing assessments are developed, and goes on to discuss terminology, scoring rubrics and checklists, and reader bias. The material covers each score point of each evaluation area, such as Usage or Written Expression, using authentic anchor papers to demonstrate proper technique. Finally, teachers practice scoring constructed responses on their own. Users can track their own scoring accuracy across multiple practice items and scoring criteria, and compare their scores to those assigned by professional scorers.
Anchor papers demonstrate how to score contructed-response items.
Adaptable
Choose Understand Scoring for user-driven learning — whether between classes, during home room or study hall, or even from a home computer. The login system tracks progress, so users can work at their own speed and jump back in where they leave off. In addition, the training can be adapted to state or district needs, with writing prompts, domains, rubrics, and exemplars using actual items from your state or district. Some states have required Understand Scoring training as a prerequisite to the score challenge process.
Teachers practice scoring on authentic student papers.
Affordable
Save time and expense by selecting Understand Scoring for teacher professional development. No need to schedule workshops, no training travel costs. Just in-depth, interactive, self-paced training using authentic student examples, along with the flexibility to complete the training any time, anywhere.
Participants receive detailed feedback on their scoring practice results.
