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Con - easy for students to make a mistake

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Con - easy for students to make a mistake

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Great way to check their why understanding

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Great way to check their why understanding

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Pro - For student, you have a high chance of getting it right.

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Pro - For student, you have a high chance of getting it right.

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Can see their thought process and ideas

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Con - For teacher, the student has a high chance of just guessing correctly.

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Con - For teacher, the student has a high chance of just guessing correctly.

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Takes a long time

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Deeper knowledge and enjoyable

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I can get a better understanding of what they have learned and if they can explain it in their own words.

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I can get a better understanding of what they have learned and if they can explain it in their own words.

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Pro: Good way to check to see what your students understand.

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Pro: Good way to check to see what your students understand.

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Easy to make and find. Commonly used by other teachers (Mastery connect, TPT, Teacher Manual)

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Easy to grade

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Con- Doesn't show much of what the student knows. 

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Con- Doesn't show much of what the student knows. 

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Often requires a compare and contrast thinking process - DOK 2 - and yet it's super easy to grade.

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Con--Students can get by with minimal knowledge through process of elimination. 

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Con--Students can get by with minimal knowledge through process of elimination. 

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Pro: easy to see what student understands 

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Pro: easy to see what student understands 

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Con: Takes a long time to grade

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Wording can throw students off.

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Con they can guess and get it right if they are lucky. 

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Con they can guess and get it right if they are lucky. 

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Con-Not always an accurate indicator of student knowledge-possibly a luck guess

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Con-Not always an accurate indicator of student knowledge-possibly a luck guess

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Students can easily guess and still get it right.

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pro they can do process of elimination. or recognize the correct answer when they see it.

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pro they can do process of elimination. or recognize the correct answer when they see it.

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Con: 50% chance of getting it wrong and you don't know much of what the kids knows. 

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Con: 50% chance of getting it wrong and you don't know much of what the kids knows. 

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Con--doesn't allow for higher levels of cognitive learning.

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Con--doesn't allow for higher levels of cognitive learning.

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Guessing is difficult, students have to think through question.

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Easy to grade. ;)

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If a word bank is provided, it is often just guess work and not knowledge.

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Really have no idea what they know or do not know. Especially if they can guess and 50% chance get it right.

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Allows opportunity to express all knowledge on the given topic.

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Pro: Students must communicate understanding in their own words.

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Pro: Students must communicate understanding in their own words.

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Sometimes can lose kids in the long process

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Difficult to get above a DOK 3 level question

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Helps you know their Depth of knowledge and understanding on a topic

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Pro-- Easy to assess if a student really gets concept or definition of vocabulary

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Pro-- Easy to assess if a student really gets concept or definition of vocabulary

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Con--Assess writing, which may not be what you are wanting to grade.

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Con--Assess writing, which may not be what you are wanting to grade.

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Some students really struggle with presenting to class.

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Con: Can be time consuming or unnecessary for some DOK 1 level question items. 

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Con: Can be time consuming or unnecessary for some DOK 1 level question items. 

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Con: hard to get anything but a level 1 DOK

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Con: hard to get anything but a level 1 DOK

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Good for identifying errors in student thinking.

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Pro they have to know the content to write about it.

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Pro they have to know the content to write about it.

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Pro--Allows for multiple standards to be graded at once with in-depth knowledge. 

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Pro--Allows for multiple standards to be graded at once with in-depth knowledge. 

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Easy to grade

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Con: hard to determine real understanding 

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Con: hard to determine real understanding 

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Easy to guess with.

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Pro-Students can explain their reasoning

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Pro-Students can explain their reasoning

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Pro: You can assess many more skills as it is a more complex task. 

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Pro: You can assess many more skills as it is a more complex task. 

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Oral presentation fulfills one of the ELA standards, it's easy to grade, and often students will expound upon their knowledge when they talk to the class.

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Con: Mostly DOK 1 hard to get to a DOK 2

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Con: Mostly DOK 1 hard to get to a DOK 2

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Used for assessing progress

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pro they need a DOK of the topic to be able to correctly write about it.

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pro they need a DOK of the topic to be able to correctly write about it.

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Pro - 50% chance of getting answer correct

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Pro - 50% chance of getting answer correct

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Pro: Can be more fun and engaging because they get to create in many different forms. 

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Pro: Can be more fun and engaging because they get to create in many different forms. 

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Con - Have no idea what the student actually knows.

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Con - Have no idea what the student actually knows.

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Pro they are able to show creativity and understanding 

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Pro they are able to show creativity and understanding 

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Pro: Allows students to demonstrate their knowledge rather than just answering questions on a paper.

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Pro: Allows students to demonstrate their knowledge rather than just answering questions on a paper.

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Pro-Students can assume ownership of learning

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Pro-Students can assume ownership of learning

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Easy for kids to understand the process of te

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con takes time to create the project or presentation and to present and explain it.

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con takes time to create the project or presentation and to present and explain it.

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Use of DBQ allows students to implement skills of citation...

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Use of DBQ allows students to implement skills of citation...

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50-50 chance to get the right answer.

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Pro--allows for creativity & choice & voice. 

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Pro--allows for creativity & choice & voice. 

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Pro - Students are often more comfortable presenting than taking a written test.

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Pro - Students are often more comfortable presenting than taking a written test.