WGU D293
WGU D293 Pre-Assessment: Assessment and
Learning Analytics (PADB) | Complete
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❖Assessment and Learning Analytics (PADB)
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,PRE-ASSESSMENT: ASSESSMENT AND LEARNING ANALYTICS
(PADB)
1. An individual has been hired to train an organization’s administrative staff to use a new automated scheduling
system. The training runs for three days. The individual wants to know the progress of
each participant at the end of the first day and use that information to plan the second day’s instruction.
Which type of assessment should be used to obtain this information?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Diagnostic
Formative
Ipsative
Summative
2. An instructor is teaching an eight-week clinical health course to college students. At the beginning of the course,
each student performs a complex clinical procedure while being recorded. At the end of
the course, students perform the same procedure while being recorded. The students compare these
performances and reflect on how their ability to perform the complex procedure has progressed.
Which assessment strategy does this describe?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Competency-based
Criterion-referenced
Ipsative
Traditional
,3. The learning goal for a research foundations course is “Apply a variety of approaches to identify and solve
problems.” The summative assessment for the course involves applying these approaches to a case study.
Why would this authentic assessment strategy be effective in measuring students’ achievement of the
learning goal?
YOUR ANSWER
CORRECT ANSWER
It allows the teacher to compare each student’s test score to those of
the student’s peers.
It allows the teacher to compare each student’s realistic performance
to that of the student’s peers.
It requires students to apply acquired knowledge to realistic situations.
It requires students to apply acquired knowledge on an ipsative test.
4. A learning goal for a middle school music class unit is “Students will create music using computer-based
composition tools.” After the class spends several weeks practicing using the composition tools, an
instructor for the course assigns a project in which students must compose an original song
that is one minute long, incorporates at least two instruments, and includes a repeating chorus.
How would this competency-based assessment strategy determine whether students met the learning goal?
YOUR ANSWER
CORRECT ANSWER
By providing an opportunity for students to be creative and express
themselves with music
By providing an opportunity for students to reflect on different
computer-based composition tools
By providing an opportunity for students to demonstrate their
computer-based composition skills
, By providing an opportunity for students to understand that
technology can be used to create music
5. The learning goal of a fifth-grade math unit is “Students will be able to correctly identify place values from one to
ten million.” A teacher for the course conducts informal checks for understanding by
asking students to complete exit tickets, submit self-reflections, and share their responses using individual
whiteboards.
What is the teacher’s purpose in collecting this formative assessment data?
Accessibility Policy Accessibility Settings
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
To monitor student learning to guide instruction
To collect formal data and assign grades throughout the unit
To determine if students’ placement in the class is appropriate
To evaluate students’ prerequisite knowledge and skills
6. The learning goal for a fifth-grade language arts unit is “Students will be able to use context clues to identify the
meanings of unfamiliar words.”
Using a traditional assessment strategy, how should an instructor determine if students met this learning goal?
YOU CORRE
R CT
ANSW ANSW
ER ER
Have students complete a vocabulary worksheet using a dictionary
before reading each chapter
Have students complete a multiple-choice vocabulary quiz at the end
of each chapter
WGU D293 Pre-Assessment: Assessment and
Learning Analytics (PADB) | Complete
Questions & Answers | Latest (2026/2027)
Update Version
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS:
❖WGU D293 Pre-Assessment
❖Assessment and Learning Analytics (PADB)
❖Questions & Answers
❖Latest (2026/2027) Update Version
❖100 % Guaranteed Pass
,PRE-ASSESSMENT: ASSESSMENT AND LEARNING ANALYTICS
(PADB)
1. An individual has been hired to train an organization’s administrative staff to use a new automated scheduling
system. The training runs for three days. The individual wants to know the progress of
each participant at the end of the first day and use that information to plan the second day’s instruction.
Which type of assessment should be used to obtain this information?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Diagnostic
Formative
Ipsative
Summative
2. An instructor is teaching an eight-week clinical health course to college students. At the beginning of the course,
each student performs a complex clinical procedure while being recorded. At the end of
the course, students perform the same procedure while being recorded. The students compare these
performances and reflect on how their ability to perform the complex procedure has progressed.
Which assessment strategy does this describe?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Competency-based
Criterion-referenced
Ipsative
Traditional
,3. The learning goal for a research foundations course is “Apply a variety of approaches to identify and solve
problems.” The summative assessment for the course involves applying these approaches to a case study.
Why would this authentic assessment strategy be effective in measuring students’ achievement of the
learning goal?
YOUR ANSWER
CORRECT ANSWER
It allows the teacher to compare each student’s test score to those of
the student’s peers.
It allows the teacher to compare each student’s realistic performance
to that of the student’s peers.
It requires students to apply acquired knowledge to realistic situations.
It requires students to apply acquired knowledge on an ipsative test.
4. A learning goal for a middle school music class unit is “Students will create music using computer-based
composition tools.” After the class spends several weeks practicing using the composition tools, an
instructor for the course assigns a project in which students must compose an original song
that is one minute long, incorporates at least two instruments, and includes a repeating chorus.
How would this competency-based assessment strategy determine whether students met the learning goal?
YOUR ANSWER
CORRECT ANSWER
By providing an opportunity for students to be creative and express
themselves with music
By providing an opportunity for students to reflect on different
computer-based composition tools
By providing an opportunity for students to demonstrate their
computer-based composition skills
, By providing an opportunity for students to understand that
technology can be used to create music
5. The learning goal of a fifth-grade math unit is “Students will be able to correctly identify place values from one to
ten million.” A teacher for the course conducts informal checks for understanding by
asking students to complete exit tickets, submit self-reflections, and share their responses using individual
whiteboards.
What is the teacher’s purpose in collecting this formative assessment data?
Accessibility Policy Accessibility Settings
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
To monitor student learning to guide instruction
To collect formal data and assign grades throughout the unit
To determine if students’ placement in the class is appropriate
To evaluate students’ prerequisite knowledge and skills
6. The learning goal for a fifth-grade language arts unit is “Students will be able to use context clues to identify the
meanings of unfamiliar words.”
Using a traditional assessment strategy, how should an instructor determine if students met this learning goal?
YOU CORRE
R CT
ANSW ANSW
ER ER
Have students complete a vocabulary worksheet using a dictionary
before reading each chapter
Have students complete a multiple-choice vocabulary quiz at the end
of each chapter
