D184 WGU: Standards-Based Assessment |
140 Questions and Verified Answers | 100%
Correct | Grade A (2026/2027)
This WGU D184 Standards-Based Assessment Objective Assessment (OA) for
2025-2026 focuses on designing, implementing, and scoring standards-based
grading systems. The exam covers proficiency scales, assessment blueprints,
tracking student progress, and distinguishing between types of assessment
knowledge. It tests the ability to create rubrics and assessments.
Key Topics Covered:
• Proficiency Scales: Developing 4-point scales, defining levels of mastery,
and creating "target" levels.
• Assessment Design: Developing assessment blueprints, selecting
standard-aligned tasks, and using parallel assessments.
• Scoring and Grading: Utilizing response code scoring vs. point scoring,
converting rubric scores to grades, and tracking progress towards
standards.
• Knowledge Types: Distinguishing between declarative (knowing what)
and procedural (knowing how) knowledge.
Exam Structure and Type:
• Assessment Type: Objective Assessment (OA).
• Focus: Application of standards-based grading principles.
• Resources: Often studied alongside study guides providing 100+
questions/answers, focusing on assessment scenarios
Quiz_________________?
Standard-Based Grading -
, Answer
a demonstration of mastery where students are scored with a 1, 2, 3, or 4 and
are graded on standards that were taught.
Quiz_________________?
Criterion-referenced: -
Answer
compares a person's knowledge or skills against a predetermined standard,
learning goal, performance level, or other criterion. Each person's performance is
compared directly to the standard. It uses "cut scores", such as "proficient, basic,
or advanced.
Quiz_________________?
Norm-referenced -
Answer
Compares a person's knowledge or skills to the knowledge or skills of the norm
group. The norm group is often a nationally representative sample of several
thousand students in the same grade. May be further narrowed by age, ELL status,
socioeconomic level, race/ethnicity, etc.
Quiz_________________?
Student Growth Percentile (SPG): -
Answer
,a norm-referenced measure that compares a student's gains from one period to
another with the gains of their academic peers nationwide during a similar time
span.
Quiz_________________?
Gains -
Answer
calculated by taking a student's current score and simply subtracting their
previous score. Gains indicate if a student has increased their knowledge or skill
level, but do not indicate if a student is keeping up with their peers, surging ahead,
or falling behind.
Quiz_________________?
Standards-Referenced: -
Answer
what gets taught or tested is "referenced" to or derived from learning standards
(i.e., standards are the source of the content and skills taught to students - the
original "reference" for the lesson).
Quiz_________________?
least three reasons why standards do not provide classroom teachers with
adequate guidance in using classroom assessments -
Answer
(1) too much content,
, (2) redundancy, and
(3) equivocal descriptions of content.
Quiz_________________?
Too much content -
Answer
Unpacking standards and clarification statements is complex and contains many
elements. It would be impossible to assess or teach all those topics in the amount
of time available to teachers.
Quiz_________________?
Redundancy -
Answer
There are overlapping aspects among the standards to assess
Quiz_________________?
Equivocal Descriptions of Content -
Answer
Standard statements are open to a number of possible interpretations
Quiz_________________?
Tagging Multiple Standards -
140 Questions and Verified Answers | 100%
Correct | Grade A (2026/2027)
This WGU D184 Standards-Based Assessment Objective Assessment (OA) for
2025-2026 focuses on designing, implementing, and scoring standards-based
grading systems. The exam covers proficiency scales, assessment blueprints,
tracking student progress, and distinguishing between types of assessment
knowledge. It tests the ability to create rubrics and assessments.
Key Topics Covered:
• Proficiency Scales: Developing 4-point scales, defining levels of mastery,
and creating "target" levels.
• Assessment Design: Developing assessment blueprints, selecting
standard-aligned tasks, and using parallel assessments.
• Scoring and Grading: Utilizing response code scoring vs. point scoring,
converting rubric scores to grades, and tracking progress towards
standards.
• Knowledge Types: Distinguishing between declarative (knowing what)
and procedural (knowing how) knowledge.
Exam Structure and Type:
• Assessment Type: Objective Assessment (OA).
• Focus: Application of standards-based grading principles.
• Resources: Often studied alongside study guides providing 100+
questions/answers, focusing on assessment scenarios
Quiz_________________?
Standard-Based Grading -
, Answer
a demonstration of mastery where students are scored with a 1, 2, 3, or 4 and
are graded on standards that were taught.
Quiz_________________?
Criterion-referenced: -
Answer
compares a person's knowledge or skills against a predetermined standard,
learning goal, performance level, or other criterion. Each person's performance is
compared directly to the standard. It uses "cut scores", such as "proficient, basic,
or advanced.
Quiz_________________?
Norm-referenced -
Answer
Compares a person's knowledge or skills to the knowledge or skills of the norm
group. The norm group is often a nationally representative sample of several
thousand students in the same grade. May be further narrowed by age, ELL status,
socioeconomic level, race/ethnicity, etc.
Quiz_________________?
Student Growth Percentile (SPG): -
Answer
,a norm-referenced measure that compares a student's gains from one period to
another with the gains of their academic peers nationwide during a similar time
span.
Quiz_________________?
Gains -
Answer
calculated by taking a student's current score and simply subtracting their
previous score. Gains indicate if a student has increased their knowledge or skill
level, but do not indicate if a student is keeping up with their peers, surging ahead,
or falling behind.
Quiz_________________?
Standards-Referenced: -
Answer
what gets taught or tested is "referenced" to or derived from learning standards
(i.e., standards are the source of the content and skills taught to students - the
original "reference" for the lesson).
Quiz_________________?
least three reasons why standards do not provide classroom teachers with
adequate guidance in using classroom assessments -
Answer
(1) too much content,
, (2) redundancy, and
(3) equivocal descriptions of content.
Quiz_________________?
Too much content -
Answer
Unpacking standards and clarification statements is complex and contains many
elements. It would be impossible to assess or teach all those topics in the amount
of time available to teachers.
Quiz_________________?
Redundancy -
Answer
There are overlapping aspects among the standards to assess
Quiz_________________?
Equivocal Descriptions of Content -
Answer
Standard statements are open to a number of possible interpretations
Quiz_________________?
Tagging Multiple Standards -
