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22 Assessment Guide for Educators: RLA Chapter 3: Extended Response 3. integrates evidence from the source text with his or her own ideas about the topic Each of these three dimensions are taken together to determine a score for Trait 1 on a 0 to 2 scale. It is important to note that no two responses are the same. Some responses may be stronger in one dimension, while others have strengths in another. However, the dimensions can compensate for each other to some degree such that, on balance, responses that demonstrate similar levels of overall proficiency will be given similar scores. Similarly, Traits 2 and 3 have multiple dimensions that readers must weigh together in order to determine scores on those traits. In other words, each trait constitutes a holistic rubric in itself. However, because we have divided scores into three traits, and scores from all three traits are added together to determine an individual test-taker’s score on the ER, the multi-trait rubric can also be considered partially analytic. Test-takers can earn up to 2 points on each trait, or up to 6 points overall, though the final score is then double-weighted to represent the importance of writing skills in the test-taker’s overall score on the RLA test. This scoring model, which brings together the added precision of analytic scoring with the compensatory, balanced approach of holistic scoring, allows for scores that most accurately reflect test-takers’ abilities to write arguments. Breaking down the ER Scoring Rubric See Appendix C for a detailed discussion about the dimensions in each of the three traits.