D184/D184 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT (LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027) STANDARD-BASED ASSESSMENT
Standards-Based Grading - ANSWERbreaking down a subject matter into
smaller "learning objectives" which are recorded in the gradebook
Advantages of Standards-based Grading - ANSWERimproved feedback,
student ownership of education, intrinsic motivation, more relevant
instruction, accurate measure of learning
Criterion-Referenced Test - ANSWERcomparing a person's knowledge or skills
to criterion from a standard
Norm-Referenced Test - ANSWERcomparing a person's knowledge or skills to
a norm group
student-growth percentiles - ANSWERnorm-referenced measure that
compares a student's gains from one period to another compared to their
academic peers
academic peers - ANSWERstudents in the same grade with a similar score
history
standards-referenced - ANSWERstandards determine the input (what is
taught), and activities and assessments are aligned but not directly shown in
the gradebook
, Focus Standards - ANSWERstandards rewritten to provide a clear and
unequivocal focus
Measurement Topics - ANSWERtopics important enough to be assessed
multiple times, expressed as a short phrase or word
Declarative standards - ANSWERbegin with "know" or "understand," focuses
on content
Procedural standards - ANSWERbegin with "executes," focuses on performing
a skill or cognitive process
Process for identifying standards - ANSWER1. Identify key concepts and skills
(nouns and verbs)
2. Identify Learning Target Types
3. Determine Big Ideas
4. Write Essential Questions
Learning Target types - ANSWERcontent/knowledge, reasoning/cognitive,
skill/performance, product
Steps to Writing Focus Statements - ANSWER1. Identify academic standard
2. Unpack the standard (nouns and verbs)
3. Write focus statement
2026/2027) STANDARD-BASED ASSESSMENT
Standards-Based Grading - ANSWERbreaking down a subject matter into
smaller "learning objectives" which are recorded in the gradebook
Advantages of Standards-based Grading - ANSWERimproved feedback,
student ownership of education, intrinsic motivation, more relevant
instruction, accurate measure of learning
Criterion-Referenced Test - ANSWERcomparing a person's knowledge or skills
to criterion from a standard
Norm-Referenced Test - ANSWERcomparing a person's knowledge or skills to
a norm group
student-growth percentiles - ANSWERnorm-referenced measure that
compares a student's gains from one period to another compared to their
academic peers
academic peers - ANSWERstudents in the same grade with a similar score
history
standards-referenced - ANSWERstandards determine the input (what is
taught), and activities and assessments are aligned but not directly shown in
the gradebook
, Focus Standards - ANSWERstandards rewritten to provide a clear and
unequivocal focus
Measurement Topics - ANSWERtopics important enough to be assessed
multiple times, expressed as a short phrase or word
Declarative standards - ANSWERbegin with "know" or "understand," focuses
on content
Procedural standards - ANSWERbegin with "executes," focuses on performing
a skill or cognitive process
Process for identifying standards - ANSWER1. Identify key concepts and skills
(nouns and verbs)
2. Identify Learning Target Types
3. Determine Big Ideas
4. Write Essential Questions
Learning Target types - ANSWERcontent/knowledge, reasoning/cognitive,
skill/performance, product
Steps to Writing Focus Statements - ANSWER1. Identify academic standard
2. Unpack the standard (nouns and verbs)
3. Write focus statement
