The Theatre Responding Item MapTo give meaning to the levels of the Responding scale, it is useful to create an "item map." The item map shown here is a visual representation that compares questions with scale scores and indicates which kinds of theatre questions students can likely answer correctly at each level on the scale.
Constructed-response questions (questions to which students must write responses) are shown in regular type. Multiple-choice questions are shown on the item map in italics. The position of a constructed-response question on the item map represents the scale score attained by students who had at least a 65 percent probability of reaching a given score level on that question. The position of a multiple-choice question on the item map represents the scale score attained by students who had at least a 74 percent probability of correctly answering that question. Here's an example of how to interpret the item map. Notice the constructed-response question that maps at a scale score of 217 on the map. This question asked students to analyze the importance of the lead female's costume for a scene in the film Jezebel. Scoring of responses to this question allowed for partial credit by using a three-level scoring guide. Mapping a question at the 217 scale score indicates that at least 65 percent of the students performing at or above this point were likely to have achieved a score of 3 ("Acceptable") on the question. Among students with lower scores, less than 65 percent were likely to have given acceptable responses to the question. Learn more about what the theatre item map says about students' theatre knowledge and skills.
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