D184 ASSESSMENT COURSE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+ ||UPDATED 2026
Which characteristics apply to standards-based grading? (Choose three
answers)
a. Teachers tailor instruction based on student achievement ✔✔
b. Grades reflect student mastery of a learning target ✔✔
c. Grades are generally represented by a percentage out of 100
d. Scores are recorded on proficiency scales ✔✔
e. Grades represent an average of student completion over the course of a term or
year
Answers:
Teachers tailor instruction based on student achievement.
Grades reflect student mastery of a learning target.
Scores are recorded on proficiency scales.
═════════════════════════════════════════════
Which explanation applies to the type of assessments used in a standards-
based grading system?
a. Standardized assessments are used exclusively to ensure that all students who
are assessed on the same set of academic standards take the same tests to allow
teachers to accurately account for and compare mastery and learning.
b. Criterion-based assessments are used because students are measured against a
learning target (criterion) derived from an academic standard. ✔✔
c. Norm-referenced assessments are used because students are measured against
another set of students who should have comparable knowledge and skills
regarding academic standards.
d. Standards-referenced assessments are used because the materials taught to
prepare students for an assessment should reference academic standards to ensure
teachers can document their attempts at integrating standards.
Answer: Criterion-based assessments are used because students are measured
against a learning target (criterion) derived from an academic standard. ✔✔
The student missed four of the six questions on the assessment . Which teacher
approach would be most appropriate in a standards-based grading system?
,The teacher scores the assessment and gives the student a grade of 34 percent and
urges the student to reread the chapter in the textbook about adding and subtracting
fractions.
The teacher encourages the student to complete an extra-credit assignment by
making a video about why math can be fun to offset the poor grade earned on the
assessment.
The teacher notes that the student is not proficient by marking the assessment a "2"
on the four-point proficiency scale and provides support to the student to help her
learn how to find least common denominators.
The teacher notes that the student is proficient by marking a "3" on the four-point
proficiency scale for the assessment, noting that not all fractions have unlike
denominators.
The teacher notes that the student is not proficient by marking the assessment a "2"
on the four-point proficiency scale and provides support to the student to help her
learn how to find least common denominators.
True or False. Stakeholders need letter grades to understand a student's academic
performance.
False
A parent expressed to his child's teacher that he is having a hard time
understanding the child's overall knowledge and growth in each subject area since
they transitioned to standards-based grading.
Which teacher response would help the parent understand standards-based grading
report cards?
Review the report card and standards with the parent, explaining how the standards
are assessed and clarifying the grading scale that is used
Provide the parent with a percentage and letter grade equivalent for each subject
area every nine weeks
, Sympathize with the parent and share the challenges they are having with
standards-based grading so the parent knows it is a difficult system for everyone
Explain to the parent that if their child has the highest number on the grading scale,
it is the same as having an A
Review the report card and standards with the parent, explaining how the standards
are assessed and clarifying the grading scale that is used
Assessment System Characteristic: "Determine main ideas," "explain,"
"summarize"
Skills
Concepts
Big Ideas
Essential Questions
Skills
Assessment System Characteristic: "Main idea," "key details"
Skills
Concepts
Big Ideas
Essential Questions
concepts
Assessment System Characteristic: Identifying key details in a passage helps clue
readers to the main ideas of the selection. Summaries of texts are composed of
main ideas and supporting key details.
Skills
Concepts
Big Ideas
Essential Questions
Big Ideas
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+ ||UPDATED 2026
Which characteristics apply to standards-based grading? (Choose three
answers)
a. Teachers tailor instruction based on student achievement ✔✔
b. Grades reflect student mastery of a learning target ✔✔
c. Grades are generally represented by a percentage out of 100
d. Scores are recorded on proficiency scales ✔✔
e. Grades represent an average of student completion over the course of a term or
year
Answers:
Teachers tailor instruction based on student achievement.
Grades reflect student mastery of a learning target.
Scores are recorded on proficiency scales.
═════════════════════════════════════════════
Which explanation applies to the type of assessments used in a standards-
based grading system?
a. Standardized assessments are used exclusively to ensure that all students who
are assessed on the same set of academic standards take the same tests to allow
teachers to accurately account for and compare mastery and learning.
b. Criterion-based assessments are used because students are measured against a
learning target (criterion) derived from an academic standard. ✔✔
c. Norm-referenced assessments are used because students are measured against
another set of students who should have comparable knowledge and skills
regarding academic standards.
d. Standards-referenced assessments are used because the materials taught to
prepare students for an assessment should reference academic standards to ensure
teachers can document their attempts at integrating standards.
Answer: Criterion-based assessments are used because students are measured
against a learning target (criterion) derived from an academic standard. ✔✔
The student missed four of the six questions on the assessment . Which teacher
approach would be most appropriate in a standards-based grading system?
,The teacher scores the assessment and gives the student a grade of 34 percent and
urges the student to reread the chapter in the textbook about adding and subtracting
fractions.
The teacher encourages the student to complete an extra-credit assignment by
making a video about why math can be fun to offset the poor grade earned on the
assessment.
The teacher notes that the student is not proficient by marking the assessment a "2"
on the four-point proficiency scale and provides support to the student to help her
learn how to find least common denominators.
The teacher notes that the student is proficient by marking a "3" on the four-point
proficiency scale for the assessment, noting that not all fractions have unlike
denominators.
The teacher notes that the student is not proficient by marking the assessment a "2"
on the four-point proficiency scale and provides support to the student to help her
learn how to find least common denominators.
True or False. Stakeholders need letter grades to understand a student's academic
performance.
False
A parent expressed to his child's teacher that he is having a hard time
understanding the child's overall knowledge and growth in each subject area since
they transitioned to standards-based grading.
Which teacher response would help the parent understand standards-based grading
report cards?
Review the report card and standards with the parent, explaining how the standards
are assessed and clarifying the grading scale that is used
Provide the parent with a percentage and letter grade equivalent for each subject
area every nine weeks
, Sympathize with the parent and share the challenges they are having with
standards-based grading so the parent knows it is a difficult system for everyone
Explain to the parent that if their child has the highest number on the grading scale,
it is the same as having an A
Review the report card and standards with the parent, explaining how the standards
are assessed and clarifying the grading scale that is used
Assessment System Characteristic: "Determine main ideas," "explain,"
"summarize"
Skills
Concepts
Big Ideas
Essential Questions
Skills
Assessment System Characteristic: "Main idea," "key details"
Skills
Concepts
Big Ideas
Essential Questions
concepts
Assessment System Characteristic: Identifying key details in a passage helps clue
readers to the main ideas of the selection. Summaries of texts are composed of
main ideas and supporting key details.
Skills
Concepts
Big Ideas
Essential Questions
Big Ideas
