WGU D184 Standard Based Assessments UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. What is a benefit of a standards-based grading system Instruction can be eas-
ily adjusted to provide
for high-achieving students? new, more complex learn-
ing targets.
2. How is a narrative-based system different than a stan- The standards-based
grading system uses profi-
dards-based grading system? ciency scores, but the nar-
rative grading system does
not.
3. Which factor distinguishes norm-referenced grading
from standards-based grading? Performance of the rest of
the class
4. What is a benefit of using standards-based grading
compared to norm-referenced grading? Standards-based grading
is more focused on
the learning targets than
5. Why do teachers only grade student work relat- norm-referenced grading.
ed to the achievement of learning targets in stan-
dards-based grading systems?
Teachers are able to help
students focus on learn-
ing goals and track their
progress.
6. A grading scale reflects the following details:4 achieve- Standards-based grading
ment levels — Advanced3 achievement levels — Meets
expectations2 achievement levels — Partial mastery1
achievement level — Little or no mastery Which grad-
ing system does this grading scale represent?
7. How do standards-based grading systems support By allowing students to
,struggling students compared to other common grad- redo lessons and assign-
ing systems?
, ments as many times as
necessary
8. What is one difference between using criterion-refer-
enced scoring in standards-based grading systems as Criterion-referenced scor-
opposed to using norm-referenced scoring? ing measures student
progress toward mastery
of specific criteria, while
norm-referenced scoring
measures progress rela-
9. What is a criticism of standards-based grading sys- tive to percentiles.
tems?
They do not reflect stu-
dents' proficiency in soft
10. Which problematic assessment practice does stan- skills such as time man-
dards-based grading help teachers avoid? agement and creativity.
11. Which statement is a criticism of standards-based
grading systems? Tagging multiple stan-
dards
Assessments are too nar-
rowly focused.
12. How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers? They help teachers identify
a small set of themes to fo-
cus on during instruction.
13. An English language arts teacher is unpacking the Stories, dramas, poems
following standard:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.10: "By the
end of the year, read and comprehend literature, in-
cluding stories, dramas, and poems for grades 6-8 text
complexity band proficiently with scaffolding as need-
ed, at the high end of the range" (Common Core Stan-
CORRECT Answers
1. What is a benefit of a standards-based grading system Instruction can be eas-
ily adjusted to provide
for high-achieving students? new, more complex learn-
ing targets.
2. How is a narrative-based system different than a stan- The standards-based
grading system uses profi-
dards-based grading system? ciency scores, but the nar-
rative grading system does
not.
3. Which factor distinguishes norm-referenced grading
from standards-based grading? Performance of the rest of
the class
4. What is a benefit of using standards-based grading
compared to norm-referenced grading? Standards-based grading
is more focused on
the learning targets than
5. Why do teachers only grade student work relat- norm-referenced grading.
ed to the achievement of learning targets in stan-
dards-based grading systems?
Teachers are able to help
students focus on learn-
ing goals and track their
progress.
6. A grading scale reflects the following details:4 achieve- Standards-based grading
ment levels — Advanced3 achievement levels — Meets
expectations2 achievement levels — Partial mastery1
achievement level — Little or no mastery Which grad-
ing system does this grading scale represent?
7. How do standards-based grading systems support By allowing students to
,struggling students compared to other common grad- redo lessons and assign-
ing systems?
, ments as many times as
necessary
8. What is one difference between using criterion-refer-
enced scoring in standards-based grading systems as Criterion-referenced scor-
opposed to using norm-referenced scoring? ing measures student
progress toward mastery
of specific criteria, while
norm-referenced scoring
measures progress rela-
9. What is a criticism of standards-based grading sys- tive to percentiles.
tems?
They do not reflect stu-
dents' proficiency in soft
10. Which problematic assessment practice does stan- skills such as time man-
dards-based grading help teachers avoid? agement and creativity.
11. Which statement is a criticism of standards-based
grading systems? Tagging multiple stan-
dards
Assessments are too nar-
rowly focused.
12. How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers? They help teachers identify
a small set of themes to fo-
cus on during instruction.
13. An English language arts teacher is unpacking the Stories, dramas, poems
following standard:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.10: "By the
end of the year, read and comprehend literature, in-
cluding stories, dramas, and poems for grades 6-8 text
complexity band proficiently with scaffolding as need-
ed, at the high end of the range" (Common Core Stan-
