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How is the point-scoring method used in assessing student learning? - ANSWER
✅it is used to determine the percentage of available points a student earned on
sections of a test, which is translated into a score on a proficiency scale.
What is one key feature of the response-code scoring method for assessments -
ANSWER ✅each student answer is marked with labels, and the pattern of labels is
then examined to determine the student's level of proficiency.
Linear trend - ANSWER ✅operates assuming a steady and equal increase in
learning
Curvilinear trend - ANSWER ✅operates assuming that when initially learning
something, a student demonstrates rather large jumps in his or her understanding of
a topic, but over time, the increase in learning tends to flatten out
Average trend - ANSWER ✅operates assuming that no learning occurs from
assessment to assessment
What is true of the method of mounting evidence? - ANSWER ✅it estimates
summative scores over time based on observed patterns
What is true of the method of mathematical models? - ANSWER ✅it uses
technology to estimate a student's true summative score that occurs at any point in
time.
,What is true about determining the best-fit model - ANSWER ✅it is determined
by comparing error rates between the true scores predicted and the actual scores
observed
true score = - ANSWER ✅observed score - error score
observed score = - ANSWER ✅true score + error score
By what other names is a focus statement known? - ANSWER ✅- big ideas
- enduring understandings
- objectives or subobjectives
- learning goals
- learning targets
What is the purpose of unpacking standards? - ANSWER ✅- designing
instruction and assessment
- to adequately measure proficiency for each student
Using the following standard, given an example focus statement and measurement
topic:
Understands that the Sun supplies heat and light to Earth - ANSWER ✅FOCUS
STATEMENT
knows the relationship between the Sun and the Earth
MEASUREMENT TOPIC
the Sun and the Earth
What is declarative knowledge? - ANSWER ✅students will UNDERSTAND
facts, ideas and information
ex: how many letters are in the English alphabet
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
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How is the point-scoring method used in assessing student learning? - ANSWER
✅it is used to determine the percentage of available points a student earned on
sections of a test, which is translated into a score on a proficiency scale.
What is one key feature of the response-code scoring method for assessments -
ANSWER ✅each student answer is marked with labels, and the pattern of labels is
then examined to determine the student's level of proficiency.
Linear trend - ANSWER ✅operates assuming a steady and equal increase in
learning
Curvilinear trend - ANSWER ✅operates assuming that when initially learning
something, a student demonstrates rather large jumps in his or her understanding of
a topic, but over time, the increase in learning tends to flatten out
Average trend - ANSWER ✅operates assuming that no learning occurs from
assessment to assessment
What is true of the method of mounting evidence? - ANSWER ✅it estimates
summative scores over time based on observed patterns
What is true of the method of mathematical models? - ANSWER ✅it uses
technology to estimate a student's true summative score that occurs at any point in
time.
,What is true about determining the best-fit model - ANSWER ✅it is determined
by comparing error rates between the true scores predicted and the actual scores
observed
true score = - ANSWER ✅observed score - error score
observed score = - ANSWER ✅true score + error score
By what other names is a focus statement known? - ANSWER ✅- big ideas
- enduring understandings
- objectives or subobjectives
- learning goals
- learning targets
What is the purpose of unpacking standards? - ANSWER ✅- designing
instruction and assessment
- to adequately measure proficiency for each student
Using the following standard, given an example focus statement and measurement
topic:
Understands that the Sun supplies heat and light to Earth - ANSWER ✅FOCUS
STATEMENT
knows the relationship between the Sun and the Earth
MEASUREMENT TOPIC
the Sun and the Earth
What is declarative knowledge? - ANSWER ✅students will UNDERSTAND
facts, ideas and information
ex: how many letters are in the English alphabet
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
