using document based questions to assess student learning
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Using Document Based Questions to Assess Student Learning
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Schedule for the daySession 1: 8:15-9:35 What does a DBQ look like
at the different grade levels?
Session 2: 9:40-11:00 DBQ Assessment Process
Lunch 11:00-12:30
Session 3: 12:30- 1:50 Implementing DBQ Skills
Session 4: 1:55-2:55 Putting It All Together
2:55-3:30 Closing
Goals for the day• Understand how to implement historical
writing routinely grades 6-12• Understand the benefits of using historical
documents to write• Understand how the writing and analysis
process works• Leave here with strategies and resources you
can implement immediately within your curriculum
What we need from you…
• Good Attitude• Stay focused• Ask questions• Be Professionals• Plan to Implement
Fears/Complaints/Obstacles• I don’t have enough time to have students
write in class I have too much material to cover.
• I don’t want to grade ALL those essays.• My students can’t write an essay- they don’t
even know how to write a complete sentence.• Students just plagiarize these days.• I’m not an English teacher- I don’t know what
to grade.
Why do we need to Write in History Classes?
• Students need to learn how to think. • Learning to think requires frequent and
ongoing practice. • Thinking is hard work.• Thinking is for all students.• Thinking is clarified by writing.
- DBQ Project
What is a DBQ?• Commonly found on AP tests starting in 10th
grade– 8th grade and 9th grade STAAR and EOC will have a
similar format• Analyze primary source documents to create
an original answer to a question in an essay format
Session 1: What does the DBQ look like at various levels?
Grade Level What is the student task?
How are the students assessed?
What does the teacher need to know to prepare students?
6th World Cul
7th TX His
8th US His
World Geo (9th)
World His (10th)
US History (11th)
GOV/ECO (12th)
Be specific in your answers
Break5 minute break
DBQ ASSESSMENT PROCESSSession 2 9:40-11:00
1. What are the common elements that DBQs share at every level?
2. How do these elements factor into grading?
3. What can rubrics look like and how do they assist in the grading process?
DBQ Assessment Process Rubric Building
To be successful, students have to do the following:
• quickly read and understand document content
• interpret documents to use as evidence to answer a question
• craft a cohesive and persuasive written argument using document evidence
Session 3 will cover how to teach these 3 distinct skills to students
What are the common elements that DBQs share
at every level?
Purpose of DBQ Rubrics1. Measure distinct DBQ skills
• Understanding• Interpreting• Crafting an argument
2. Provide effective feedback to students (goal: future improvement)
• Must be timely (while the question and process are fresh)
• Must be specific (grade alone doesn’t facilitate improvement)
3. Facilitate grading
• Must make the process relatively easy for teachers• Must encourage consistency in grading from student to
student
Holistic Scoring
Core Scoring
Scale Scoring
Types of Rubrics
The 8-9 Essay
Contains a well-developed thesis that addresses all parts of the question
Supports the thesis with effective analysis Effectively uses a substantial number of documents Supports thesis with substantial and relevant outside
information May contain minor errors Is clearly organized and well written
The 5-7 Essay
Contains a thesis that addresses part of the question Has limited or implicit analysis Effectively uses some documents Supports the thesis with some relevant outside
information May have errors that do not seriously detract from
the quality of the essay Shows acceptable organization and writing; language
errors do not interfere with the comprehension of the essay
Holistic Scoring• Essays are judged in
their entirety• Scores are assigned
based on successful demonstration of skills • Scores divided into
ranges based on the traits to the right
Core Scoring• Essay are judged for core elements• Scores are based on the accumulation of successful core parts (given points)• Scores developed from this accumulation of points
Scale Scoring• Essays are judged in
their entirety• Scores are based on
achieving key skills• Scores are qualitative
and descriptive in nature
11th
Core Scoring 10th Grade
Scale Scoring Any Grade
Questions• How did using the rubric facilitate grading?
• How did using the rubric facilitate giving students feedback?
• What was still difficult about grading?
Tips for Grading• Don’t score for grammar
• Think of these as rough drafts– Grade ideas, analysis, use of evidence, structure of
the argument
• Teach the rubric to students before writing
Tips for Grading• Standardize or grade a few with a fellow teacher
first to establish a standard
• Read through some of your students to see a spread of responses before you start grading
• Have students grade according to rubric– Peer grade– Ratiocination
Tips for Grading• Full DBQ is summative – grading parts of the
process before this step is crucialExamples:– Grade thesis one time– Grade use of evidence another time
• Feedback must be timely– the more times you grade, the better you’ll get
Break- Lunch see you at 12:30
IMPLEMENTING DBQ SKILLSSession 3 12:30-1:50
Speaker- describe what you know about the person who wrote the document
Occasion- what was going on in history
Audience- who is the reader? Who is the person speaking to?
Purpose- intent, reason, goal
Subject- topic
Speaker- describe what you know about the person who wrote the documentOccasion- what was going on in history
Audience- who is the reader? Who is the person speaking to?
Purpose- intent, reason, goal
Subject- topic
Point of view- authors background (bias?)
Tone Implied attitude toward the subject and the audience
Overview- what do you think this is?
Parts- pieces of the picture
Title- what is it and how does it help you understand the picture
Interrelationship- connections between the parts and the title
Conclusion- why is this picture important historically
On the Move Analysis• With your group choose
a poster• Each person pick a
letter that you will be responsible for (SOAPS- written documents, OPTIC-visuals)
• On your sticky note write your letter and the correct response.
• When all group members are complete
• write one conclusion about the document at the bottom of the poster
Rotate!• At your new document:
– Add 2 scaffolding questions that would help a student with analyzing this document
• At your new document:– Answer the 2 scaffolding questions
Cubes• Tactile document analysis method• Label the cubes SOAPS or OPTIC• Each group completes one letter for the
document• Presenter shares the document and the letter
explanation that was rolled.
White Board Warm Ups• Source: Las Vegas & Greenland Tourism
Boards
1.What do both of these places have in common as to how their physical geography impacts their human geography?
Bucketing• After reading through all the documents
students determine where they will use them in their essay.
Reason 1Document B
Reason 2Documents A,C
Reason 3Document A,D
Shoes• Everyone throw one shoe in the center of the
room• Volunteer #1
– Group the shoes anyway you want– Explain your grouping strategy
• Volunteer #2– Group the shoes in a different way– Explain your grouping strategy
Shoes
• Group the shoes this time according to the following prompt:– “How can these shoes represent globalization?”
Understanding DBQ Prompts
Verbs:IdentifyDescribe
Explain – How and why
a) Identify two animals.
b) Describe the two animals.
c) Explain how one has an advantage over the other.
Understanding DBQ Prompts
Verbs:Identify-to recognize or
establish as being a particular person or thing
Describe- to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give
an account ofExplain – How and why-to make known in detail
Suggestions• The “primary reason” is one thing – If you
laundry list you will not get credit.• Do not say “Because the dog is bigger.”—THAT
IS DESCRIBING. Explain why the dog being bigger gives him an advantage over the kitty.
• Explain – be able to answer “and so what?” – good idea is to use the sentence and throw in a “because” and be able to answer that.
Thesis Writing• Since it is NOT acceptable to simply restate the
question we will be using a formula. The Thesis Formula: X. However, A, B, and C. Therefore, Y.
• ‘X’ represents the strongest point against your argument.
• ‘A, B, and C’ represent the three strongest points for your argument.
• ‘Y’ represents the position you will be taking; in other words, your stand on the prompt.
Thesis Statement
Question or ThesisMain Idea #1
Main Idea #2
Main Idea #3
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
The Question:Analyze the changes that occurred during the
1960s and the goals, strategies, and support of the movement for African American civil rights.
The Civil Rights movement in the United States gave more Americans rights.
UUUGGGGLLLYYYDoes not answer the prompt
Question: Analyze the changes that occurred during the 1960s and the goals, strategies, and support of the movement for African American civil rights.
Many changes occurred in the 1960s in the goals, strategies, and changes in the movement for civil rights Bad
Answers the prompt but is not very specific. Re-states the question.
Question: Analyze the changes that occurred during the 1960s and the goals, strategies, and support of the movement for African American civil rights.
Civil rights’ goals shifted from achieving legal equality to social and economic rights in the mid-1960s. As the movement broadened nationally, methods shifted from nonviolence to violence. Support for civil rights fractured along racial and generational lines.
Good
Preparing for the DBQ: 15 Minute Drill
• Read the prompt. What is the task? What is the prompt asking you to determine or answer?
• Create your conceptual framework.• Brainstorm SPECIFIC background information.
Place as much SPECIFIC information in the space provided below.Analyze the ways in which the Vietnam War
heightened social, political, and economic tensions in the United States. Focus your answer on the
period 1964 to 1975
Putting it all together• Document sources other than print can:
– Keep students engaged– Expand source material– Feel good
Caribbean Culture DBQ:The Music of Bob Marley
& the Wailers• Analyze each document (song)• Discuss key points of each document with
your small group• Group the documents into categories• Create a thesis to share with the class
– Be prepared to explain which documents go in which groups
Session 4: 2:05-3:00Putting it All Together
“I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.” James Michener
“The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.” Isaac Singer
"I write to find out what I think.“ Stephen King
S4
Truths about writing 1. The writing process embodies higher order
thinking.
2. Writing is a skill; practice is the only way to improve.
3. Timely, specific constructive feedback leads to improvement.
Putting it All TogetherS4
Truths about teaching writing1. It requires planning, preparation, and practice
throughout an academic year; it is not just a summative exercise for tests.
2. To elicit higher order responses, questions/prompts must also be higher order and not just definitional.
3. Times for feedback, conferencing, and peer grading/editing should be included; students must see and discuss writing to know how to improve
Putting it All Together
What could this look like in a six weeks period?
Mon Tue Wed Thu FriDebrief DBQ
rubric and sample prompt
Doc analysis exercise
Read and score sample DBQ
responses
Thesis writing exercise
Discuss new DBQ prompt
Group doc analysis practice
Thesis writing
Prewriting& Outlining
Conference on thesis writing and outline
Draft Peer editing
Final draft due Peer scoring
Teacher conferencing
Teacher conferencing
Teacher conference
All activities above do not take the entire block period – 30 minutes for most. The first two days and the drafting day are the only times that 60 minutes is used
Each activityleading up tofinal draftis a formativeassignment.
Be wary of grades thatmeasuremastery at introductorystages of the process
What could this look like in a six weeks period in 7th/8th grade?
Mon Tue Wed Thu FriQuestion Analysis-
brainstorms answer
questions and possible proof
needed
Document 1: SOAPS with
cube
Document 2: Independent Analysis with Scaffolding
questions as a class
Document 3: Analysis as a group with roles: Reader, Vocabulary, and Presenter
Document 4: Dry Erase- each
row has a different letter
Thesis Writing as a group- all must contribute
Group Writing Day
Peer Editing Paper Due
All activities above do not take the entire period – 15 minutes for most. The writing and Editing days are the only full class periods.
Each activityleading up tofinal draftis a formativeassignment.
Be wary of grades thatmeasuremastery at introductorystages of the process
Goals for Session 4• Develop and integrate a DBQ writing program in
your grade level.– Integrate DBQ process into an existing unit
• Scaffold individual skills (Session 3) into lessons– Include opportunities to draft and re-draft– Include opportunities for teacher and student feedback
– At your campus - Create a DBQ• Develop a higher level prompt according to grade level TEKS• Share resources (print and internet) to build a document set• Create a rubric that measures the essential DBQ skills
appropriate to your grade level
Thank you for coming• Please complete online survey through
Eduphoria to earn credit for this course.