Here are rubrics for each open response question from the 2006 MCAS. They appear on the DOE web site under scoring and student work. Please notice that writing in complete sentences IS NOT a criteria even discussed in the rubrics. Take a moment to review all strands and use these rubrics or create your own classroom rubrics using these as a guide. Measurement Rubric 2 The student response demonstrates an exemplary understanding of the Measurement concepts involved in finding the areas of rectangles using grids. The student correctly determines the difference between the areas of two rectangles. 1 The student response contains fair evidence of an understanding of the Measurement concepts involved in finding the areas of rectangles using grids. While some aspects of the task are completed correctly, others are not. The mixed evidence provided by the student merits 1 point. 0 The student response contains insufficient evidence of an understanding of the Measurement concepts involved in finding the areas of rectangles using grids to merit any points. Geometry rubric 2 The student response demonstrates an exemplary understanding of the Geometry concepts involved in classifying two-dimensional shapes. The student correctly identifies all the quadrilaterals in a given set of shapes. 1 The student response demonstrates a fair understanding of the Geometry concepts involved in classifying two-dimensional shapes. While some aspects of the task are completed correctly, others are not. The mixed evidence provided by the student merits 1 point. 0 The student response contains insufficient evidence of an understanding of the Geometry concepts involved in classifying two-dimensional shapes to merit any points Number Sense Rubric 2 The student response demonstrates an exemplary understanding of the Number Sense and Operations concepts involved in using division facts to solve problems. 1 The student response contains fair evidence of an understanding of the Number Sense and Operations concepts involved in using division facts to solve problems. While some aspects of the task are completed correctly, others are not. The mixed evidence provided by the student merits 1 point. 0 The student response contains insufficient evidence of an understanding of the Number Sense and Operations concepts involved in using division facts to solve problems to merit any points. Patterns, relationships and Algebra 2 The student response demonstrates an exemplary understanding of the Number Sense and Operations concepts involved in using division facts to solve problems. 1 The student response contains fair evidence of an understanding of the Number Sense and Operations concepts involved in using division facts to solve problems. While some aspects of the task are completed correctly, others are not. The mixed evidence provided by the student merits 1 point. 0 The student response contains insufficient evidence of an understanding of the Number Sense and Operations concepts involved in using division facts to solve problems to merit any points. Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability 2 The student response demonstrates an exemplary understanding of the Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability concepts involved in organizing data from a survey. The student correctly organizes data by creating a tally chart. 1 The student response contains fair evidence of an understanding of the Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability concepts involved in organizing data from a survey. While some aspects of the task are completed correctly, others are not. The mixed evidence provided by the student merits 1 point. 0 The student response contains insufficient evidence of an understanding of the Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability concepts involved in organizing data from a survey to merit any points.