ABSTRACT
Supply response items, also known as constructed response, do exactly what they say: they require students to supply information themselves in order to answer a question or prompt. Unlike select response, in which the teacher provides a set of predetermined answers from which the student should pick the best choice(s), supply response items require that students not simply be able to recognize a correct answer, but either recall it from memory or provide a more in-depth answer using reasoning and/or creativity. The best advantage of a supply response formative assessment is that, when the item is created properly, it is much more difficult for a student to produce a correct answer simply through guessing. Moreover, supply response items often allow the teacher to determine the extent to which a student knows or understands the required information, and to assess other skills as well, such as the student's ability to think critically.
