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A teacher wants to design a proficiency scale that will consider each student's
varied level of understanding of the measurement topics.
Which type of proficiency scale offers this benefit? - correct answer ✔Half-
point scale
How do proficiency scales help teachers create assessments? - correct
answer ✔They provide a continuum of knowledge levels and skills related to
a specified standard.
How do proficiency scales address weaknesses in standardized performance
assessments? - correct answer ✔By providing specific feedback to students
How can teachers use proficiency scales to facilitate learning progress? -
correct answer ✔Explain to students how the learning targets can be used to
progress toward a standard measured on a scale
A high school mathematics teacher is reviewing the following standard in
order to develop an assessment for an upcoming statistics unit:
CCSS.Math.Content.HSS.MD.A.3: "Develop a probability distribution for a
random variable defined for a sample space in which theoretical probabilities
can be calculated; find the expected value. For example, find the theoretical
probability distribution for the number of correct answers obtained by guessing
on all five questions of a multiple-choice test where each question has four
, choices, and find the expected grade under various grading schemes"
(Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2021).
Which proficiency scale statement measures target level 3.0 proficiency for
procedural knowledge based on the given standard? - correct answer ✔The
student will develop a probability distribution for a random variable and then
find the expected value.
A third-grade teacher is developing a proficiency scale to assess students'
procedural knowledge of sentence construction. The scale is based on the
following standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1: "Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking" (Common
Core Standards Initiative, 2021).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1.a: "Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences"
(Common Core Standards Initiative, 2021).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1.i: "Produce simple, compound, and complex
sentences" (Common Core Standards Initiative, 2021).
Which proficiency scale statement measures procedural knowledge at target
level 3.0 proficiency for the given standards? - correct answer ✔The student
will format a complex sentence with proper nouns, active verbs, and direct or
indirect objects.
The scale will be based on the following standards: