Create an Evidence Based Selected Response (EBSR) Item – DnA & ISE

This lesson provides step-by-step guidance on creating a Evidence Based Selected Response (EBSR) Item using DnA's NEW Item Bank. EBSR items are multi-part questions that are automatically scored. Partial Credit is supported in assessment creation.

Where to Start

Select Assessments.
Select Browse Item Bank NEW.

Create a New Item

Select Create Item at the top right hand side of the screen.

ESBR Items

image of item creation screen with EBSR selected from the drop down menu marked as step 5, the item stem text box for field a marked as step 6, the answer choice radio button marked as step 7, repeat of steps 6 and 7 for part b marked as step 8, the trash can icon to delete an answer choice marked as step 9, and add answer choice marked as step 10

Use the dropdown menu to select ESBR as the item type.
Enter the Item Stem. The stem is the beginning part of an item that presents a problem to be solved, a direct question, or an incomplete statement to be completed, as well as any other relevant information.
- To insert a line break in the Stem, use shift-return (or shift-enter, depending on the keyboard).
Enter the anser choices into the text boxes and select the radio button to indicate which answer choice is correct. It will highlight in pink.
Repeat these steps for Part B.
To have fewer available answer choices, select the Trash Can to remove an answer choice.
Select Add Choice to add additional answer choices.

The maximum number of choice options is 5 for both parts.

Drafted items are automatically saved.

Item Details

image of item settings with link to passage button marked as step 11, link standards button marked as step 12, add tags button marked as step 13, and additional item setting options marked as step 14

To link a Passage to the item, select the Book icon .
To link Standard(s) to the item, select the Three Pages icon.
To add Tags to the item, select the Tag icon.
Additional Settings are available to edit per item such as Choice Labels, Locking the Choice Order, and Enabling/Disabling Teacher Instructions, Item Stem, and Rationale can be chosen individually for both parts. Users can also determine if they'd would like the parts to display as Part A and B or Part 1 and 2.

Users must link at least 1 standard when creating an item. If attempting to publish an item without standards, an error message will appear asking for standards to be aligned before publishing again.

Item Preview

Select Item Preview to see a preview.
Use the drop down menu to preview the item from a Student or Instructor role.
Test the item by selecting a response.
Select Check Answer to verify the answer key.

Publish Item

image of item completion drop down with the done marked as step 19, the option to publish the item marked as step 20, the option to save as draft marked as step 21, or the option to discard item marked as step 22

When users are done creating/editing their item, select Done.
To make the item available to use in an assessment, select Publish.
To save an item that's not yet ready to publish, select Save Draft.
To delete the item, select Discard.

Once items are Published, users can Lock, Edit, or Delete the item.

This item type support Partial Credit in Assessment Creation. Users will choose between SBAC scoring (all-or-nothing) or conditional scoring (2 pts for both sections correct, 1 pt for part A only correct, and no pts for part B only correct or no part correct).

Next Steps

Now that you have created a Multiple Choice item, learn about Creating a NEW Item Bank Assessment.

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