WGU - Assessing and Monitoring Student Learning - D659
Questions And CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
1. Benchmark: To evaluate student performance against specific benchmarks or
standards in order to gauge overall progress
2. Progress Monitoring: To monitor individual student progress over time to
identify areas of growth or areas needing additional support
3. Summative: To measure student achievement at the end of a learning period
or unit
4. Formative: To assess student understanding during the learning process to
guide instruction and provide feedback
5. Standardized: To evaluate student performance against a predetermined
standard to compare across a larger population
6. Norm-Referenced: To compare individual student performance to that of a
normative group to determine relative standing
7. Ipsative: To measure student progress against their own previous performance
rather than against external standards.
8. Criterion-Referenced: To determine whether students have achieved specific
learning objectives or criteria.
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, 9. Assessment OF learning (summative assessment): takes place at the end
of a lesson or unit to see how much students have learned; usually involves
tests, projects, or other activities that show what students know and can do
10. Summative assessment: a tool for evaluating student learning at specific
points, such as at the end of a unit, semester, or academic year; often in the
form of a quiz or test
11. Assessment FOR learning (formative assessment): a way for teachers to
understand how
well students learn as they teach; helps teachers decide what to teach next and
how to teach it better
12. Formative assessment: used during the learning process to gauge student
understanding and guide further learning
13. Assessment: mechanism for gauging students' understanding, progress,
and achievement in various subject areas
14. Assessment AS learning (formative or diagnostic): a way for students to
actively assess their learning progress
15. Formal assessments: structured evaluations that adhere to predetermined
criteria and are often standardized
16. Informal assessments: more flexible and spontaneous, occurring during
everyday classroom activities
17. Formative Assessments: Formative assessments are ongoing evaluations
conducted during the learning process to provide feedback and guide
instruction. They help teachers understand student comprehension and adjust
teaching strategies accordingly.
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Questions And CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
1. Benchmark: To evaluate student performance against specific benchmarks or
standards in order to gauge overall progress
2. Progress Monitoring: To monitor individual student progress over time to
identify areas of growth or areas needing additional support
3. Summative: To measure student achievement at the end of a learning period
or unit
4. Formative: To assess student understanding during the learning process to
guide instruction and provide feedback
5. Standardized: To evaluate student performance against a predetermined
standard to compare across a larger population
6. Norm-Referenced: To compare individual student performance to that of a
normative group to determine relative standing
7. Ipsative: To measure student progress against their own previous performance
rather than against external standards.
8. Criterion-Referenced: To determine whether students have achieved specific
learning objectives or criteria.
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, 9. Assessment OF learning (summative assessment): takes place at the end
of a lesson or unit to see how much students have learned; usually involves
tests, projects, or other activities that show what students know and can do
10. Summative assessment: a tool for evaluating student learning at specific
points, such as at the end of a unit, semester, or academic year; often in the
form of a quiz or test
11. Assessment FOR learning (formative assessment): a way for teachers to
understand how
well students learn as they teach; helps teachers decide what to teach next and
how to teach it better
12. Formative assessment: used during the learning process to gauge student
understanding and guide further learning
13. Assessment: mechanism for gauging students' understanding, progress,
and achievement in various subject areas
14. Assessment AS learning (formative or diagnostic): a way for students to
actively assess their learning progress
15. Formal assessments: structured evaluations that adhere to predetermined
criteria and are often standardized
16. Informal assessments: more flexible and spontaneous, occurring during
everyday classroom activities
17. Formative Assessments: Formative assessments are ongoing evaluations
conducted during the learning process to provide feedback and guide
instruction. They help teachers understand student comprehension and adjust
teaching strategies accordingly.
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