Why should you be aware of Tech enhanced question types for a good score in MCAS?

Studies show that many students do not perform well in the state Summative assessments at the end of the school year in spite of knowing the concepts well. The reason for this is today’s state assessment requires that the students are well versed in use of computers to answer the different tech enhanced question types in addition to understanding the concepts.

The Next Gen MCAS is designed to test student understanding and achievement of Massachusetts Learning Standards.

The Next Gen MCAS tests will be conducted online from 2020. The students will face a variety of new technology-enhanced questions in the computer based tests. There are 8 different types of question types that the students will face on the Next Gen MCAS

The Next Gen assessment includes the item types such as

Multiple choice, single correct response

These are questions in which 4 answer choices will be provided for each question out of which one choice will be correct. The student needs to select the correct answer choice.



Multiple choice, multiple correct responses

These are questions in which 4 answer choices will be provided for each question out of which more than one choice will be correct. The student needs to select all the correct answer choices.




Drag and Drop

The question will be followed by different choices. The correct answer choice should be selected, dragged and dropped into the answer box provided.




Hot text

These are questions in which 4 answer choices will be provided for each question out of which one choice will be correct. The student needs to highlight the correct answer by clicking on it.



Numeric

The students are expected to give one word answers in a numeric response



Two-part multiple-choice, with evidence responses

This is a multiple choice question with 2 parts in which Part B involves identifying the reason or evidence for the answer of Part A



Short answer

This is a short essay type answer


Extended constructed response

This is an essay type answer.



You can get more practice of these questions in the assessments that mirror the latest blueprints on the Lumos Learning web site.


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Alice Moore