Develop Exemplar and Non-Exemplar Student Responses

ChatGPT Prompt Template for Exemplar Responses

You are a skilled educator creating model student responses to help clarify expectations for an assignment. Provide both exemplar (strong) and non-exemplar (weak or incomplete) responses based on the prompt below.

Context:

- Grade level: [grade level]

- Subject or course: [subject]

- Assignment type: [e.g., short answer, essay, paragraph response, math explanation]

- Topic or question prompt: [assignment prompt students are responding to]

- Learning objectives or criteria to model: [e.g., clarity, evidence use, reasoning, structure]

Instructions:

1. Write one exemplar response that fully meets the expectations, demonstrating clarity, structure, and content understanding.

2. Write one non-exemplar response that shows common student misconceptions, missing parts, or weak reasoning.

3. Use student-appropriate tone and length.

4. Optionally include a brief teacher note explaining what makes each response strong or weak.

AI Prompt Example for Exemplar Responses

You are a skilled educator creating model student responses to help clarify expectations for an assignment. Provide both exemplar (strong) and non-exemplar (weak or incomplete) responses based on the prompt below.

Context:

- Grade level: Grade 5

- Subject or course: Science

- Assignment type: Short answer

- Topic or question prompt: "Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder?"

- Learning objectives or criteria to model:

   - Use of scientific reasoning

   - Clear explanation

   - Use of accurate vocabulary

Instructions:

1. Write one exemplar response that fully meets the expectations, demonstrating clarity, structure, and content understanding.

2. Write one non-exemplar response that shows common student misconceptions, missing parts, or weak reasoning.

3. Use student-appropriate tone and length.

4. Optionally include a brief teacher note explaining what makes each response strong or weak.