WGU ASSESSING AND MONITORING STUDENT LEARNING
D659 200 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025
2026 EDUCATION COURSE FINAL COMPLETE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND LATEST UPDATED STUDY GUIDE
GRADED A+ 100 PERCENT VERIFIED GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
SMART goals - CORRECT ANSWER - -an essential framework used in
education for setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-
bound objectives to guide and evaluate progress effectively
backward Design - CORRECT ANSWER - -a strategic approach to
curriculum planning that starts with identifying clear end goals or learning
outcomes of a course or lesson before planning the instructional strategies
and assessments
Instructional Strategies - CORRECT ANSWER - -the approaches and
methods that educators use to help students achieve the desired learning
outcomes
Instructional Activities - CORRECT ANSWER - -the tasks and exercises
students engage in to learn the content and skills outlined in the
curriculum
Content Standards - CORRECT ANSWER - -also known as academic
standards or curriculum standards, outline the specific knowledge, skills,
and concepts that students are expected to master at a particular grade
level or course
Benchmark - CORRECT ANSWER - -To evaluate student performance
against specific benchmarks or standards in order to gauge overall
progress Progress Monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER - -To monitor individual
, student progress over time to identify areas of growth or areas needing
additional support
Summative - CORRECT ANSWER - -To measure student achievement at
the end of a learning period or unit
Formative - CORRECT ANSWER - -To assess student understanding during
the learning process to guide instruction and provide feedback
Standardized - CORRECT ANSWER - -To evaluate student performance
against a predetermined standard to compare across a larger population
Norm-Referenced - CORRECT ANSWER - -To compare individual student
performance to that of a normative group to determine relative standing
Ipsative - CORRECT ANSWER - -To measure student progress against their
own previous performance rather than against external standards.
Criterion-Referenced - CORRECT ANSWER - -To determine whether
students have achieved specific learning objectives or criteria.
Assessment OF learning (summative assessment) - CORRECT ANSWER -
takes place at the end of a lesson or unit to see how much students have
learned; usually involves tests, projects, or other activities that show what
students know and can do
Summative assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - -a tool for evaluating
student learning at specific points, such as at the end of a unit, semester,
or academic year; often in the form of a quiz or test
D659 200 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025
2026 EDUCATION COURSE FINAL COMPLETE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND LATEST UPDATED STUDY GUIDE
GRADED A+ 100 PERCENT VERIFIED GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
SMART goals - CORRECT ANSWER - -an essential framework used in
education for setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-
bound objectives to guide and evaluate progress effectively
backward Design - CORRECT ANSWER - -a strategic approach to
curriculum planning that starts with identifying clear end goals or learning
outcomes of a course or lesson before planning the instructional strategies
and assessments
Instructional Strategies - CORRECT ANSWER - -the approaches and
methods that educators use to help students achieve the desired learning
outcomes
Instructional Activities - CORRECT ANSWER - -the tasks and exercises
students engage in to learn the content and skills outlined in the
curriculum
Content Standards - CORRECT ANSWER - -also known as academic
standards or curriculum standards, outline the specific knowledge, skills,
and concepts that students are expected to master at a particular grade
level or course
Benchmark - CORRECT ANSWER - -To evaluate student performance
against specific benchmarks or standards in order to gauge overall
progress Progress Monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER - -To monitor individual
, student progress over time to identify areas of growth or areas needing
additional support
Summative - CORRECT ANSWER - -To measure student achievement at
the end of a learning period or unit
Formative - CORRECT ANSWER - -To assess student understanding during
the learning process to guide instruction and provide feedback
Standardized - CORRECT ANSWER - -To evaluate student performance
against a predetermined standard to compare across a larger population
Norm-Referenced - CORRECT ANSWER - -To compare individual student
performance to that of a normative group to determine relative standing
Ipsative - CORRECT ANSWER - -To measure student progress against their
own previous performance rather than against external standards.
Criterion-Referenced - CORRECT ANSWER - -To determine whether
students have achieved specific learning objectives or criteria.
Assessment OF learning (summative assessment) - CORRECT ANSWER -
takes place at the end of a lesson or unit to see how much students have
learned; usually involves tests, projects, or other activities that show what
students know and can do
Summative assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - -a tool for evaluating
student learning at specific points, such as at the end of a unit, semester,
or academic year; often in the form of a quiz or test
