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How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers? - correct answer ✔They
help teachers identify a small set of themes to focus on during instruction
Which focus statement represents procedural knowledge? - correct answer
✔Composes sentences using a keyboard
Writes Roman numerals from 1 to 100
How do standards-based grading systems support struggling students
compared to other common grading systems? - correct answer ✔By allowing
students to redo lessons and assignments as many times as necessary
Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading help
teachers avoid? - correct answer ✔Tagging multiple standards
What is a benefit of using standards-based grading compared to norm-
referenced grading? - correct answer ✔Standards-based grading is more
focused on the learning targets than norm-referenced grading.
Which statement is a criticism of standards-based grading systems? - correct
answer ✔Assessments are too narrowly focused.
They do not reflect students' proficiency in soft skills such as time
management and creativity.
, 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
Half-point scale - correct answer ✔1.5 2.5 3.5
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
What characteristic of parallel assessments refers to the measuring of the
same trait on all forms of the test? - correct answer ✔Unidimensionality
What is a characteristic of parallel assessments? - correct answer ✔They
assess the full scope of a standard or learning objective.
What is the purpose of parallel assessments? - correct answer ✔To
determine a student's depth of knowledge of a measurement topic
To track student progress on singular learning objectives