D184 EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers? - They help teachers identify a small
set of themes to focus on during instruction
Which focus statement represents procedural knowledge? - Composes sentences using a
keyboard
Writes Roman numerals from 1 to 100
How do standards-based grading systems support struggling students compared to other
common grading systems? - By allowing students to redo lessons and assignments as
many times as necessary
Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading help teachers avoid? -
Tagging multiple standards
What is a benefit of using standards-based grading compared to norm-referenced grading? -
Standards-based grading is more focused on the learning targets than norm-referenced
grading.
Which statement is a criticism of standards-based grading systems? - Assessments are
too narrowly focused.
They do not reflect students' proficiency in soft skills such as time management and creativity.
A teacher wants to design a proficiency scale that will consider each student's varied level of
understanding of the measurement topics. Which type of proficiency scale offers this benefit? -
Half-point scale
Half-point scale - 1.5 2.5 3.5
How do proficiency scales help teachers create assessments? - They provide a continuum
of knowledge levels and skills related to a specified standard.
How do proficiency scales address weaknesses in standardized performance assessments? -
By providing specific feedback to students
, How can teachers use proficiency scales to facilitate learning progress? - Explain to
students how the learning targets can be used to progress toward a standard measured on a
scale
What characteristic of parallel assessments refers to the measuring of the same trait on all
forms of the test? - Unidimensionality
What is a characteristic of parallel assessments? - They assess the full scope of a standard
or learning objective.
What is the purpose of parallel assessments? - To determine a student's depth of
knowledge of a measurement topic
To track student progress on singular learning objectives
Which example illustrates response-code scoring? - High partial accuracy (HP)
Which statement accurately describes response-code scoring for a traditional test? - Each
answer on a student's test is given a label, and the pattern of labels is used to determine the
student's level of proficiency.
A teacher is developing an assessment blueprint that includes a standard four-point proficiency
scale. How should the teacher allocate the number of items for each proficiency level? -
Include a decreasing number of items for each level as complexity increases
Which component of an assessment blueprint increases complexity? - Item types
A teacher wants to design assessments that assess individual students at their specific
proficiency level. What should be included in the assessment blueprint to ensure the proper
complexity levels are assessed for each student? - A screener
Which components of an assessment blueprint ensure proper assessment coverage? -
Percentage of items and difficulty level for each topic
Which components of an assessment blueprint ensure proper assessment coverage? -
Percentage of items and difficulty level for each topic
Which score must be considered when using the method of mounting evidence to determine a
student's summative score? - The most frequent score on all assessments
What indicates the concept of best fit when analyzing assessment scores? - The lowest
percentage of error between actual and predicted scores
How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers? - They help teachers identify a small
set of themes to focus on during instruction
Which focus statement represents procedural knowledge? - Composes sentences using a
keyboard
Writes Roman numerals from 1 to 100
How do standards-based grading systems support struggling students compared to other
common grading systems? - By allowing students to redo lessons and assignments as
many times as necessary
Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading help teachers avoid? -
Tagging multiple standards
What is a benefit of using standards-based grading compared to norm-referenced grading? -
Standards-based grading is more focused on the learning targets than norm-referenced
grading.
Which statement is a criticism of standards-based grading systems? - Assessments are
too narrowly focused.
They do not reflect students' proficiency in soft skills such as time management and creativity.
A teacher wants to design a proficiency scale that will consider each student's varied level of
understanding of the measurement topics. Which type of proficiency scale offers this benefit? -
Half-point scale
Half-point scale - 1.5 2.5 3.5
How do proficiency scales help teachers create assessments? - They provide a continuum
of knowledge levels and skills related to a specified standard.
How do proficiency scales address weaknesses in standardized performance assessments? -
By providing specific feedback to students
, How can teachers use proficiency scales to facilitate learning progress? - Explain to
students how the learning targets can be used to progress toward a standard measured on a
scale
What characteristic of parallel assessments refers to the measuring of the same trait on all
forms of the test? - Unidimensionality
What is a characteristic of parallel assessments? - They assess the full scope of a standard
or learning objective.
What is the purpose of parallel assessments? - To determine a student's depth of
knowledge of a measurement topic
To track student progress on singular learning objectives
Which example illustrates response-code scoring? - High partial accuracy (HP)
Which statement accurately describes response-code scoring for a traditional test? - Each
answer on a student's test is given a label, and the pattern of labels is used to determine the
student's level of proficiency.
A teacher is developing an assessment blueprint that includes a standard four-point proficiency
scale. How should the teacher allocate the number of items for each proficiency level? -
Include a decreasing number of items for each level as complexity increases
Which component of an assessment blueprint increases complexity? - Item types
A teacher wants to design assessments that assess individual students at their specific
proficiency level. What should be included in the assessment blueprint to ensure the proper
complexity levels are assessed for each student? - A screener
Which components of an assessment blueprint ensure proper assessment coverage? -
Percentage of items and difficulty level for each topic
Which components of an assessment blueprint ensure proper assessment coverage? -
Percentage of items and difficulty level for each topic
Which score must be considered when using the method of mounting evidence to determine a
student's summative score? - The most frequent score on all assessments
What indicates the concept of best fit when analyzing assessment scores? - The lowest
percentage of error between actual and predicted scores
