D184 WGU Standard-Based Assessment
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Standard-based grading system
ANSWER✔✔ Tracks progress toward achievement of standards and academic
skills using proficiency scales.
Traditional grading system
ANSWER✔✔ Grades calculated based on percentage, partially based on non-
academic factors.
Focus statement
ANSWER✔✔ Full standard statement with detail for guidance and assessment.
Measurement Topic
ANSWER✔✔ Small set of critical topics or themes to focus on.
Declarative Knowledge
ANSWER✔✔ What students UNDERSTAND—facts, ideas, information (name
and explain).
Procedural Knowledge
ANSWER✔✔ BE ABLE TO DO—Skills, strategies, processes (act or perform
tasks).
Proficiency Scales
ANSWER✔✔ Measure student progress toward standard mastery. Usually a 4-
point scale:
, 4 = Advanced (in-depth application)
3 = Proficient (understands target)
2 = Developing (partial success)
1 = Beginning (with help).
Parallel Assessments
ANSWER✔✔ Multiple assessments given to the same students over time.
Measures and records learning over time to identify growth or gaps. Eliminates
error.
Reliability
ANSWER✔✔ Assessment accurately and consistently measures the same content
for ALL STUDENTS (same outcome).
Validity
ANSWER✔✔ Refers to the degree to which the assessment is relevant to the
content and measures what it's supposed to measure.
Unidimensionality
ANSWER✔✔ One aspect (standard) measured at a time.
Assessment Blueprint
ANSWER✔✔ Specifies assessment skills, assessment types, # of assessments.
Proved Proper Coverage on Blueprint
ANSWER✔✔ % of times and difficulty level for each topic.
Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions Already Passed!!!!
Standard-based grading system
ANSWER✔✔ Tracks progress toward achievement of standards and academic
skills using proficiency scales.
Traditional grading system
ANSWER✔✔ Grades calculated based on percentage, partially based on non-
academic factors.
Focus statement
ANSWER✔✔ Full standard statement with detail for guidance and assessment.
Measurement Topic
ANSWER✔✔ Small set of critical topics or themes to focus on.
Declarative Knowledge
ANSWER✔✔ What students UNDERSTAND—facts, ideas, information (name
and explain).
Procedural Knowledge
ANSWER✔✔ BE ABLE TO DO—Skills, strategies, processes (act or perform
tasks).
Proficiency Scales
ANSWER✔✔ Measure student progress toward standard mastery. Usually a 4-
point scale:
, 4 = Advanced (in-depth application)
3 = Proficient (understands target)
2 = Developing (partial success)
1 = Beginning (with help).
Parallel Assessments
ANSWER✔✔ Multiple assessments given to the same students over time.
Measures and records learning over time to identify growth or gaps. Eliminates
error.
Reliability
ANSWER✔✔ Assessment accurately and consistently measures the same content
for ALL STUDENTS (same outcome).
Validity
ANSWER✔✔ Refers to the degree to which the assessment is relevant to the
content and measures what it's supposed to measure.
Unidimensionality
ANSWER✔✔ One aspect (standard) measured at a time.
Assessment Blueprint
ANSWER✔✔ Specifies assessment skills, assessment types, # of assessments.
Proved Proper Coverage on Blueprint
ANSWER✔✔ % of times and difficulty level for each topic.
