WGU D184 STANDARDS BASED GRADING
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QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ 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:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.10: " by the end of the year, read and
comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems for
grade 6-8 complexity, proficiently with scaffolding as needed, at the
end of the range.
Which term reflect the content of the standard? Answer: Stories,
dramas, poems
◉ A teacher must determine a relevant focus statement based on the
standard for US history course:
" the student understands the difference between economic,
technological, and human resources of both sides of a conflict."
Which statement reflects the standard ? Answer: Knows about the
materials that contribute to an event and it's outcome
◉ Which focused statement represents procedural knowledge?
Answer: Composes sentences using a keyboard
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ 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:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.10: " by the end of the year, read and
comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems for
grade 6-8 complexity, proficiently with scaffolding as needed, at the
end of the range.
Which term reflect the content of the standard? Answer: Stories,
dramas, poems
◉ A teacher must determine a relevant focus statement based on the
standard for US history course:
" the student understands the difference between economic,
technological, and human resources of both sides of a conflict."
Which statement reflects the standard ? Answer: Knows about the
materials that contribute to an event and it's outcome
◉ Which focused statement represents procedural knowledge?
Answer: Composes sentences using a keyboard
