WGU D184 2026 Exam Questions
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What is the benefit of a standard base grading system for high achieving
students? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide
new, more complex learning targets.
How is a narrative based system different than a standard base grading
system? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The standards-based grading system uses
proficiency scores, but the narrative grading system does not.
,Which factor distinguishes norm-referenced grading from standard-base
grading? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Performance of the rest of the class
What is a benefit of using standard base grading compared to norm-
reference grading? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Teachers are able to help students
focus on learning, goals and track their progress.
Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement of
learning targets and standards-base grading systems? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Teachers are able to help students focus on learning, goals and track
their progress.
A grading scale reflects the following details:
4- Advanced
3- Meets Expectations
2- Partially Mastery
1- Little or No Mastery
Which grading system does this scale represent? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Standards based grading
, How do standards space grading systems support, struggling students
compared to other common grading systems? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔By allowing
students to redo lessons and assignments as many times as necessary
What is one difference between using criterion reference scoring and
standard base grading systems as opposed to using non-reference
scoring? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Criterion-reference scoring measure students
progress towards mastery, a specific criteria, while norm-reference scoring
measures progress related to percentiles.
What is a criticism of standards-based grading systems? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔They do not reflect students, proficiency and soft skills, such as time
management and creativity
Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading
help teachers avoid? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Tagging multiple standards
Which statement is a criticism of standards base grading system? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Assessments are too narrowly focused
How are measurements topics beneficial to teachers - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They
help teachers identify a small set of themes to focus on during instruction
An English language arts teacher is unpacking the following standard:
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What is the benefit of a standard base grading system for high achieving
students? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide
new, more complex learning targets.
How is a narrative based system different than a standard base grading
system? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The standards-based grading system uses
proficiency scores, but the narrative grading system does not.
,Which factor distinguishes norm-referenced grading from standard-base
grading? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Performance of the rest of the class
What is a benefit of using standard base grading compared to norm-
reference grading? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Teachers are able to help students
focus on learning, goals and track their progress.
Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement of
learning targets and standards-base grading systems? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Teachers are able to help students focus on learning, goals and track
their progress.
A grading scale reflects the following details:
4- Advanced
3- Meets Expectations
2- Partially Mastery
1- Little or No Mastery
Which grading system does this scale represent? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Standards based grading
, How do standards space grading systems support, struggling students
compared to other common grading systems? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔By allowing
students to redo lessons and assignments as many times as necessary
What is one difference between using criterion reference scoring and
standard base grading systems as opposed to using non-reference
scoring? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Criterion-reference scoring measure students
progress towards mastery, a specific criteria, while norm-reference scoring
measures progress related to percentiles.
What is a criticism of standards-based grading systems? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔They do not reflect students, proficiency and soft skills, such as time
management and creativity
Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading
help teachers avoid? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Tagging multiple standards
Which statement is a criticism of standards base grading system? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Assessments are too narrowly focused
How are measurements topics beneficial to teachers - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They
help teachers identify a small set of themes to focus on during instruction
An English language arts teacher is unpacking the following standard:
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