"Constructed Response Questions" or popularly called simply "Constructed Questions" are thematically connected short questions grouped together as one question. e.g.
'' What was the total wheat production in India in 2007? How does it compare with the record production figures for the decade? Interpret the data in comparison with the trends for other developing nations of Asia taken together.''
Compare this question with a typical descriptive question like "Discuss the wheat production scenario for developing nations in Asia (with special emphasis on India)."
Constructed response questions are designed for eliciting precise responses and also to to test higher level cognitive abilities. The marking or scoring is done as per a pre-determined schedule or rubric corresponding to the abilities being tested. Refer this page for a broad idea of how a marking schedule is prepared.
Answers to Constructed Questions help compare and contrast various points of view, find and link causes and effects, interpret changes in trends, identify patterns or classify and draw conclusions from the data. This also makes plotting graphs or tabulations easier. Answers may also successfully explain or predict the events.
This is the reason why we find such questions drafted for University level question papers. While preparing notes on study topics, it is therefore useful to tackle various small questions as and when they get posed and club the questions and answers together in plausible permutations and combinations as the exams approach nearer.
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