Each student needs access to five different colored pencils (black, red, blue, green, and orange).
Pass out an item and a student response to each member of the class. Example items and student responses are provided.
Have each student read the item and underline the words in it that indicate to them that the item requires analysis, representation, application, explanation and/or justification. Use the color code:
| Black | analysis |
| Red | representation |
| Blue | application |
| Green | explanation |
| Orange | justification |
Have each member of the class examine the student response to the given item for evidence that the student analyzed the problem, represented the information appropriately, applied the appropriate mathematics concepts, explained the processes they used to solve the problem, and/or justified the conclusion as required by the item. They should point out each criteria addressed by underlining the response using the same color code.
Students should then compare the item and the student response to determine if all the criteria required in the item is addressed in the answer.
Repeat this activity with additional items.
Students can learn to evaluate their own work using this method.
The quality of the student responses may also be discussed during this activity.
The examples given in this section are from the prototype items. The code used in the answer key is:
 Colored Pencil Activity - Sample Item
Colored Pencil Activity - Scoring Guide
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