WGU D293:PRE-ASSESSMENT | ACCURATE AND
VERIFIED
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? - Answers -
Formative
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? - Answers - Ipsative
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? - Answers - It requires students to apply acquired
knowledge to realistic situations.
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? - Answers - By providing an opportunity for students to
demonstrate their computer-based composition skills
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? - Answers -
To monitor student learning to guide instruction
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? - Answers - Have students complete a multiple-choice
vocabulary quiz at the end of each chapter
The learning goal for a sixth-grade language arts unit is "Students will be able to
compose various types of poetry."
Which competency-based assessment strategy would determine whether students met
the competency requirements for this learning goal? - Answers - Creating a portfolio of
poems the students have written
In a nursing course, students examine body systems, including the nervous system.
The learning objective is "Interpret terms related to the nervous system." An instructor
for the course wants to determine students' ability to interpret these terms accurately.
Which skill demonstration aligns with this learning objective? - Answers - Matching
nervous system elements on an image of the human body
In an introduction to programming course, students analyze the structure and
components of a program. The learning objective is "Create a simple program."
Which direct assessment method would determine whether students have met this
objective? - Answers - Developing program code
A trainer has been hired to facilitate a digital image editing skills workshop. The learning
objective is "Identify the basics of image file formats." Participants use software and
images provided by the workshop sponsors.
Which direct assessment method would determine whether participants met this
objective? - Answers - Matching common image file formats to their purpose
The undergraduate students in a developmental psychology course are learning about
genetics. The objective of a lesson in the course is "Students will be able to identify
whether traits are genetic or not genetic." Before class is dismissed, an instructor for the
course distributes a list of 10 traits and asks students to circle the traits that are genetic
and cross out the traits that are not.
Why would this direct assessment be effective in determining whether students met the
learning objective? - Answers - It would allow students to demonstrate their ability to
differentiate traits.
VERIFIED
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? - Answers -
Formative
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? - Answers - Ipsative
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? - Answers - It requires students to apply acquired
knowledge to realistic situations.
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? - Answers - By providing an opportunity for students to
demonstrate their computer-based composition skills
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? - Answers -
To monitor student learning to guide instruction
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? - Answers - Have students complete a multiple-choice
vocabulary quiz at the end of each chapter
The learning goal for a sixth-grade language arts unit is "Students will be able to
compose various types of poetry."
Which competency-based assessment strategy would determine whether students met
the competency requirements for this learning goal? - Answers - Creating a portfolio of
poems the students have written
In a nursing course, students examine body systems, including the nervous system.
The learning objective is "Interpret terms related to the nervous system." An instructor
for the course wants to determine students' ability to interpret these terms accurately.
Which skill demonstration aligns with this learning objective? - Answers - Matching
nervous system elements on an image of the human body
In an introduction to programming course, students analyze the structure and
components of a program. The learning objective is "Create a simple program."
Which direct assessment method would determine whether students have met this
objective? - Answers - Developing program code
A trainer has been hired to facilitate a digital image editing skills workshop. The learning
objective is "Identify the basics of image file formats." Participants use software and
images provided by the workshop sponsors.
Which direct assessment method would determine whether participants met this
objective? - Answers - Matching common image file formats to their purpose
The undergraduate students in a developmental psychology course are learning about
genetics. The objective of a lesson in the course is "Students will be able to identify
whether traits are genetic or not genetic." Before class is dismissed, an instructor for the
course distributes a list of 10 traits and asks students to circle the traits that are genetic
and cross out the traits that are not.
Why would this direct assessment be effective in determining whether students met the
learning objective? - Answers - It would allow students to demonstrate their ability to
differentiate traits.
