WGU D184 STANDARDS-BASED
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
What is the purpose of a Proficiency Scale in standards-based grading?
a. Assigns letter grades based on total cumulative points
b. Measures student achievement and progress toward specific standards over time
✔✔
c. Ranks students against class performance averages
d. Evaluates daily attendance and behavioral compliance
Answer: b. Measures student achievement and progress toward specific standards
over time ✔✔
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What do Half-Point Score Values represent on a proficiency scale?
a. Partial credit awarded for incomplete homework assignments
b. Mastery at one level without fully meeting the criteria for the next higher level
✔✔
c. Penalties applied for late work or missing assignments
d. Adjustments made based on classroom participation effort
Answer: b. Mastery at one level without fully meeting the criteria for the next
higher level ✔✔
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Which of the following describes a Generic Scale?
a. A detailed rubric built specifically around a single subject standard
b. A non-topic-specific 1–4 scale where scores indicate general level performance
(e.g., Level 3 = on grade level) ✔✔
c. A numerical system that calculates percentages directly into letter grades
d. A developmental checklist evaluating non-academic behavioral traits
Answer: b. A non-topic-specific 1–4 scale where scores indicate general level
performance (e.g., Level 3 = on grade level) ✔✔
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Why should Consistency of Behavior terms (e.g., always, seldom, sometimes)
be excluded from proficiency scales?
a. They describe frequency rather than actual mastery of academic knowledge and
skills ✔✔
b. They are difficult to convert into standard percentage grades
, c. They apply only to elementary grade levels
d. State guidelines prohibit evaluating behavior in schools
Answer: a. They describe frequency rather than actual mastery of academic
knowledge and skills ✔✔
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What does Definitional Declarative Knowledge involve?
a. Executing step-by-step procedures to complete a practical task
b. Identifying defining characteristics, describing features, or explaining concepts
✔✔
c. Evaluating data distributions using complex statistical analysis
d. Demonstrating consistent classroom engagement over time
Answer: b. Identifying defining characteristics, describing features, or explaining
concepts ✔✔
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What is Cognitive Analysis Declarative Knowledge?
a. Recalling basic facts and definitions without deeper context
b. Organizing, categorizing, determining relationships, and analyzing information
✔✔
c. Performing manual skills and mechanical operations
d. Assessing non-academic personal habits and behaviors
Answer: b. Organizing, categorizing, determining relationships, and analyzing
information ✔✔
Mental Procedural Knowledge -ANSWER ✔✔Skills or processes, evaluates
Parallel Assessments -ANSWER ✔✔Monitor students growth on the same skills
multiple times.
Assessment Blueprint -ANSWER ✔✔Created to ensure assessments are aligned
with learning targets.
Method of Mounting Evidence -ANSWER ✔✔Determine what the students'
summative score should be based on prior patterns of scores.
True score -ANSWER ✔✔Recognizes that there is some inherent error on a test,
its' an estimation, the true level of understanding
Observed Score -ANSWER ✔✔= True Score + Error Score
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
What is the purpose of a Proficiency Scale in standards-based grading?
a. Assigns letter grades based on total cumulative points
b. Measures student achievement and progress toward specific standards over time
✔✔
c. Ranks students against class performance averages
d. Evaluates daily attendance and behavioral compliance
Answer: b. Measures student achievement and progress toward specific standards
over time ✔✔
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What do Half-Point Score Values represent on a proficiency scale?
a. Partial credit awarded for incomplete homework assignments
b. Mastery at one level without fully meeting the criteria for the next higher level
✔✔
c. Penalties applied for late work or missing assignments
d. Adjustments made based on classroom participation effort
Answer: b. Mastery at one level without fully meeting the criteria for the next
higher level ✔✔
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Which of the following describes a Generic Scale?
a. A detailed rubric built specifically around a single subject standard
b. A non-topic-specific 1–4 scale where scores indicate general level performance
(e.g., Level 3 = on grade level) ✔✔
c. A numerical system that calculates percentages directly into letter grades
d. A developmental checklist evaluating non-academic behavioral traits
Answer: b. A non-topic-specific 1–4 scale where scores indicate general level
performance (e.g., Level 3 = on grade level) ✔✔
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Why should Consistency of Behavior terms (e.g., always, seldom, sometimes)
be excluded from proficiency scales?
a. They describe frequency rather than actual mastery of academic knowledge and
skills ✔✔
b. They are difficult to convert into standard percentage grades
, c. They apply only to elementary grade levels
d. State guidelines prohibit evaluating behavior in schools
Answer: a. They describe frequency rather than actual mastery of academic
knowledge and skills ✔✔
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What does Definitional Declarative Knowledge involve?
a. Executing step-by-step procedures to complete a practical task
b. Identifying defining characteristics, describing features, or explaining concepts
✔✔
c. Evaluating data distributions using complex statistical analysis
d. Demonstrating consistent classroom engagement over time
Answer: b. Identifying defining characteristics, describing features, or explaining
concepts ✔✔
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What is Cognitive Analysis Declarative Knowledge?
a. Recalling basic facts and definitions without deeper context
b. Organizing, categorizing, determining relationships, and analyzing information
✔✔
c. Performing manual skills and mechanical operations
d. Assessing non-academic personal habits and behaviors
Answer: b. Organizing, categorizing, determining relationships, and analyzing
information ✔✔
Mental Procedural Knowledge -ANSWER ✔✔Skills or processes, evaluates
Parallel Assessments -ANSWER ✔✔Monitor students growth on the same skills
multiple times.
Assessment Blueprint -ANSWER ✔✔Created to ensure assessments are aligned
with learning targets.
Method of Mounting Evidence -ANSWER ✔✔Determine what the students'
summative score should be based on prior patterns of scores.
True score -ANSWER ✔✔Recognizes that there is some inherent error on a test,
its' an estimation, the true level of understanding
Observed Score -ANSWER ✔✔= True Score + Error Score
