WGU D184 assessment UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more complex learning targets. - CORRECT
ANSWER What is a benefit of a standards-based grading system for high-achieving
students?
The standards-based grading system uses proficiency scores, but the narrative grading system
does not. - CORRECT ANSWER How is narrative-based system different than a
standards-based grading system?
Performance of the rest of the class. - CORRECT ANSWER Which factor distinguishes
norm-referenced grading from standards- based grading?
Standards-based grading is more focused on the learning targets than norm-referenced grading. -
CORRECT ANSWER What is a benefit of using standards-based grading compared to
normal-reference grading?
They help teachers identify a small set of themes to focus on during instruction. - CORRECT
ANSWER How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers?
Teachers are able to help students focus on learning goals and track their progress. - CORRECT
ANSWER Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement of
learning targets in standard-based grading systems?
By allowing students to redo lessons and assignments as many times as necessary. - CORRECT
ANSWER How do standard-based grading systems support struggling students compared
to other common grading systems?
Criterion-referenced scoring measures student progress towards mastery of a specific criteria,
while norm-referenced scoring measures progress relative to percentiles. - CORRECT
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more complex learning targets. - CORRECT
ANSWER What is a benefit of a standards-based grading system for high-achieving
students?
The standards-based grading system uses proficiency scores, but the narrative grading system
does not. - CORRECT ANSWER How is narrative-based system different than a
standards-based grading system?
Performance of the rest of the class. - CORRECT ANSWER Which factor distinguishes
norm-referenced grading from standards- based grading?
Standards-based grading is more focused on the learning targets than norm-referenced grading. -
CORRECT ANSWER What is a benefit of using standards-based grading compared to
normal-reference grading?
They help teachers identify a small set of themes to focus on during instruction. - CORRECT
ANSWER How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers?
Teachers are able to help students focus on learning goals and track their progress. - CORRECT
ANSWER Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement of
learning targets in standard-based grading systems?
By allowing students to redo lessons and assignments as many times as necessary. - CORRECT
ANSWER How do standard-based grading systems support struggling students compared
to other common grading systems?
Criterion-referenced scoring measures student progress towards mastery of a specific criteria,
while norm-referenced scoring measures progress relative to percentiles. - CORRECT
