WGU D184 Objective Assessment Exam
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Standards based grading - ✔✔A grading system that is based on a student's
mastery of specific standards
norm-referenced assessment - ✔✔An assessment that compares a student's
performance to a sample of that student's peers.
Criterion-Referenced Assessment - ✔✔an assessment procedure in which a
student's performance is compared to a particular level of mastery
Focus statement - ✔✔Standards rewritten to provide a clear focus for classroom
assessments. Those focus statements then translate to measurement topics,
which are important enough to be assessed multiple times at the school or
district level to determine the most accurate scores for individual student.
Writing a focus statement - ✔✔Step 1—Identify the academic standard
Step 2—Unpack the standard
Reconstitute the concepts and skills into statements that reflect the essence of
the standard.
Procedural knowledge - ✔✔Skills, strategies, processes
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Declarative knowledge - ✔✔Facts, knowledge, information
Students will understand...
Proficiency scales - ✔✔Help teachers measure and articulate student progress
toward mastery of a standard over time. These scales use levels (usually a four-
point scale) that indicate the learning targets for each stage on the learning
continuum for a particular standard.
Parallel assessments - ✔✔Parallel assessments are multiple assessments given
to the same students over time, assessing the same discrete concepts and skills
included in the standards. The goal is to measure and record student learning
along a continuum so teachers can see growth and gaps and adjust instruction
to move students to competence.
Assessment blue print - ✔✔The assessment blueprint is a table that indicates all
the important information about the assessment at a glance. It allows the test
developer to ensure test structure and item distribution are maintained.
Point-scoring methods - ✔✔Determining the percentage of available points a
student earned on each section of a test then translating the findings into a
proficiency scale
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass |
Rated A+
Standards based grading - ✔✔A grading system that is based on a student's
mastery of specific standards
norm-referenced assessment - ✔✔An assessment that compares a student's
performance to a sample of that student's peers.
Criterion-Referenced Assessment - ✔✔an assessment procedure in which a
student's performance is compared to a particular level of mastery
Focus statement - ✔✔Standards rewritten to provide a clear focus for classroom
assessments. Those focus statements then translate to measurement topics,
which are important enough to be assessed multiple times at the school or
district level to determine the most accurate scores for individual student.
Writing a focus statement - ✔✔Step 1—Identify the academic standard
Step 2—Unpack the standard
Reconstitute the concepts and skills into statements that reflect the essence of
the standard.
Procedural knowledge - ✔✔Skills, strategies, processes
1|Page
©KERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, Students will be able to...
Declarative knowledge - ✔✔Facts, knowledge, information
Students will understand...
Proficiency scales - ✔✔Help teachers measure and articulate student progress
toward mastery of a standard over time. These scales use levels (usually a four-
point scale) that indicate the learning targets for each stage on the learning
continuum for a particular standard.
Parallel assessments - ✔✔Parallel assessments are multiple assessments given
to the same students over time, assessing the same discrete concepts and skills
included in the standards. The goal is to measure and record student learning
along a continuum so teachers can see growth and gaps and adjust instruction
to move students to competence.
Assessment blue print - ✔✔The assessment blueprint is a table that indicates all
the important information about the assessment at a glance. It allows the test
developer to ensure test structure and item distribution are maintained.
Point-scoring methods - ✔✔Determining the percentage of available points a
student earned on each section of a test then translating the findings into a
proficiency scale
2|Page
©KERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
