D187 Assessment | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION | WESTERN
GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY!!
What is a benefit of using standards-based grading compared to norm-
referenced grading?
Standards-based grading provides more feedback than norm-
referenced grading.
Standards-based grading is more open to adjustments in instruction
than norm-referenced grading.
Standards-based grading is easier for score users to understand than
norm-referenced grading.
Standards-based grading is more focused on the learning targets than
norm-referenced grading. - ANSWERS-Standards-based grading is more
focused on the learning targets than norm-referenced grading.
Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement
of learning targets in standards-based grading systems?
Behaviors like participation and attendance are too subjective to
grade.
,Behaviors like participation and attendance are not as important as
learning targets.
Teachers are able to help students focus on learning goals and track
their progress.
Teachers are able to assign more assessments and provide more
frequent feedback. - ANSWERS-Teachers are able to help students
focus on learning goals and track their progress.
A grading scale reflects the following details:
4 achievement levels — Advanced
3 achievement levels — Meets expectations
2 achievement levels — Partial mastery1 achievement level — Little or
no mastery
Which grading system does this grading scale represent?
Norm-referenced grading
Standards-based grading
Criterion-referenced grading
Percentage-based grading - ANSWERS-Standards-based grading
What is a benefit of a standards-based grading system for high-
achieving students?
Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more complex
learning targets.
It is easy to keep high-achieving students motivated with high scores
on most assignments.
,High-achieving students can be identified easily by comparing student
scores.
It is easy to create special assignments and extra credit opportunities
for high-achieving students. - ANSWERS-Instruction can be easily
adjusted to provide new, more complex learning targets.
How is a narrative-based system different than a standards-based
grading system?
The narrative grading system uses proficiency scores to a great
extent, but the standards-based grading system does not.
The standards-based grading system uses proficiency scores, but the
narrative grading system does not.
The narrative grading system is used to determine proficiency scores
for written tasks, while the standards-based system is used for other
performance tasks.
The standards-based system is used to report state-level proficiency
scores, while the narrative grading system is used for informal
evaluations. - ANSWERS-The standards-based grading system uses
proficiency scores, but the narrative grading system does not.
Which factor distinguishes norm-referenced grading from standards-
based grading?
Grade point average (GPA)
Performance of the rest of the class
Definition of grading standards
, State accountability standards - ANSWERS-Performance of the rest of
the class
How do standards-based grading systems support struggling students
compared to other common grading systems?
By giving fewer summative assessments
By focusing on positive feedback rather than negative feedback
By allowing students to redo lessons and assignments as many times
as necessary
By providing many easy-to-master assignments - ANSWERS-By
allowing students to redo lessons and assignments as many times as
necessary
What is one difference between using criterion-referenced scoring in
standards-based grading systems as opposed to using norm-
referenced scoring?
Criterion-referenced scoring is easier to use when determining class
rank than norm-referenced scoring.
Criterion-referenced scoring is not used on standardized tests, while
norm-referenced scoring is.
Criterion-referenced scoring uses standards that are easier to adjust
than those used in norm-referenced scoring.
Criterion-referenced scoring measures student progress toward
mastery of specific criteria, while norm-referenced scoring measures
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION | WESTERN
GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY!!
What is a benefit of using standards-based grading compared to norm-
referenced grading?
Standards-based grading provides more feedback than norm-
referenced grading.
Standards-based grading is more open to adjustments in instruction
than norm-referenced grading.
Standards-based grading is easier for score users to understand than
norm-referenced grading.
Standards-based grading is more focused on the learning targets than
norm-referenced grading. - ANSWERS-Standards-based grading is more
focused on the learning targets than norm-referenced grading.
Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement
of learning targets in standards-based grading systems?
Behaviors like participation and attendance are too subjective to
grade.
,Behaviors like participation and attendance are not as important as
learning targets.
Teachers are able to help students focus on learning goals and track
their progress.
Teachers are able to assign more assessments and provide more
frequent feedback. - ANSWERS-Teachers are able to help students
focus on learning goals and track their progress.
A grading scale reflects the following details:
4 achievement levels — Advanced
3 achievement levels — Meets expectations
2 achievement levels — Partial mastery1 achievement level — Little or
no mastery
Which grading system does this grading scale represent?
Norm-referenced grading
Standards-based grading
Criterion-referenced grading
Percentage-based grading - ANSWERS-Standards-based grading
What is a benefit of a standards-based grading system for high-
achieving students?
Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more complex
learning targets.
It is easy to keep high-achieving students motivated with high scores
on most assignments.
,High-achieving students can be identified easily by comparing student
scores.
It is easy to create special assignments and extra credit opportunities
for high-achieving students. - ANSWERS-Instruction can be easily
adjusted to provide new, more complex learning targets.
How is a narrative-based system different than a standards-based
grading system?
The narrative grading system uses proficiency scores to a great
extent, but the standards-based grading system does not.
The standards-based grading system uses proficiency scores, but the
narrative grading system does not.
The narrative grading system is used to determine proficiency scores
for written tasks, while the standards-based system is used for other
performance tasks.
The standards-based system is used to report state-level proficiency
scores, while the narrative grading system is used for informal
evaluations. - ANSWERS-The standards-based grading system uses
proficiency scores, but the narrative grading system does not.
Which factor distinguishes norm-referenced grading from standards-
based grading?
Grade point average (GPA)
Performance of the rest of the class
Definition of grading standards
, State accountability standards - ANSWERS-Performance of the rest of
the class
How do standards-based grading systems support struggling students
compared to other common grading systems?
By giving fewer summative assessments
By focusing on positive feedback rather than negative feedback
By allowing students to redo lessons and assignments as many times
as necessary
By providing many easy-to-master assignments - ANSWERS-By
allowing students to redo lessons and assignments as many times as
necessary
What is one difference between using criterion-referenced scoring in
standards-based grading systems as opposed to using norm-
referenced scoring?
Criterion-referenced scoring is easier to use when determining class
rank than norm-referenced scoring.
Criterion-referenced scoring is not used on standardized tests, while
norm-referenced scoring is.
Criterion-referenced scoring uses standards that are easier to adjust
than those used in norm-referenced scoring.
Criterion-referenced scoring measures student progress toward
mastery of specific criteria, while norm-referenced scoring measures
