Dibbles Assessment Scoring Guide

The video tutorial explains the scoring rules for Dibbles, a 3-minute silent reading progress monitoring tool. It covers the criteria for marking responses as correct or incorrect, provides an example of student work, and demonstrates how to count and calculate the final score using a specific formula. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of following the scoring key and directions found in the Dibbles manual.

What is the primary purpose of the Dibbles Days?

• To evaluate math skills

• To monitor student progress in reading

• To test science knowledge

• To assess writing abilities

According to Rule 1, when is a response considered correct?

• When the student uses a different color pen

• When the student writes the answer

• When the student leaves the answer blank

• When the student circles or marks the correct word

What should be done if a student marks an incorrect response?

• Erase it

• Highlight it

• Mark a slash through it

• Underline it

What does Rule 3 emphasize in scoring?

• The student's speed

• The student's final response if it is obvious

• The student's use of color

• The student's handwriting

Where can the directions for scoring be found?

• In the student's textbook

• On the school website

• In the Dibbles manual, Chapter 10

• In the teacher's guide

What is the first step in marking a student's work?

• Mark answers with a highlighter

• Mark answers with a red pen

• Mark all answers as correct

• Mark only incorrect answers

If a student circles two words, what should be done?

• Ask the student to choose one

• Ignore the response

• Mark it incorrect

• Mark it correct if one word is right

How many incorrect answers were counted in the example?

• 8

• 7

• 6

• 5

How many correct responses were there in the example?

• 36

• 34

• 32

• 30

What is the formula used for final scoring?

• Incorrect responses minus correct responses

• Correct responses plus incorrect responses

• Correct responses minus half of incorrect responses

• Correct responses divided by incorrect responses