WGU D184 OA Exam 2026 |
Standards-Based Assessment
EXAM for the Objective Assessment
(OA) | All Questions and Correct
Answers | Verified Answers
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:
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
Which focused statement represents declarative knowledge? - answer- Comprehend
who the antagonist is in a story
Which focused statement represents procedural knowledge? - answer- Writes Roman
numerals from one to 100
A 10th grade world history teacher is reviewing the following standard for the curriculum
and making note of the measurement topics:
HSS-10.2.2: " list the principles of Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the
declaration of independence (1776), the declaration of rights of man and citizen (1789),
the US Bill of Rights ( 1791)" (California Department of Education, 1998)
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? - answer- Historical documents
Standards-Based Assessment
EXAM for the Objective Assessment
(OA) | All Questions and Correct
Answers | Verified Answers
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:
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
Which focused statement represents declarative knowledge? - answer- Comprehend
who the antagonist is in a story
Which focused statement represents procedural knowledge? - answer- Writes Roman
numerals from one to 100
A 10th grade world history teacher is reviewing the following standard for the curriculum
and making note of the measurement topics:
HSS-10.2.2: " list the principles of Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the
declaration of independence (1776), the declaration of rights of man and citizen (1789),
the US Bill of Rights ( 1791)" (California Department of Education, 1998)
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? - answer- Historical documents
