WGU D184 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is the benefit of a standard base grading system for high achieving students? - CORRECT
ANSWER Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more complex learning
targets.
How is a narrative based system different than a standard base grading system? - CORRECT
ANSWER The standards-based grading system uses proficiency scores, but the narrative
grading system does not.
Which factor distinguishes norm-referenced grading from standard-base grading? - CORRECT
ANSWER Performance of the rest of the class
What is a benefit of using standard base grading compared to norm-reference grading? -
CORRECT ANSWER Teachers are able to help students focus on learning, goals and track
their progress.
Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement of learning targets and
standards-base grading systems? - CORRECT ANSWER Teachers are able to help
students focus on learning, goals and track their progress.
A grading scale reflects the following details:
4- Advanced
3- Meets Expectations
2- Partially Mastery
1- Little or No Mastery
Which grading system does this scale represent? - CORRECT ANSWER Standards based
grading
, How do standards space 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
What is one difference between using criterion reference scoring and standard base grading
systems as opposed to using non-reference scoring? - CORRECT ANSWER Criterion-
reference scoring measure students progress towards mastery, a specific criteria, while norm-
reference scoring measures progress related to percentiles.
What is a criticism of standards-based grading systems? - CORRECT ANSWER They do
not reflect students, proficiency and soft skills, such as time management and creativity
Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading help teachers avoid? -
CORRECT ANSWER Tagging multiple standards
Which statement is a criticism of standards base grading system? - CORRECT
ANSWER Assessments are too narrowly focused
How are measurements topics beneficial to teachers - CORRECT ANSWER They help
teachers identify a small set of themes to focus on during instruction
An English language arts teacher is unpacking the following standard:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.10: " by the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including
stories, dramas, and poems for grade 6-8 complexity, proficiently with scaffolding as needed, at
the end of the range.
Which term reflect the content of the standard? - CORRECT ANSWER Stories, dramas,
poems
A teacher must determine a relevant focus statement based on the standard for US history course:
" the student understands the difference between economic, technological, and human resources
of both sides of a conflict."
and CORRECT Answers
What is the benefit of a standard base grading system for high achieving students? - CORRECT
ANSWER Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more complex learning
targets.
How is a narrative based system different than a standard base grading system? - CORRECT
ANSWER The standards-based grading system uses proficiency scores, but the narrative
grading system does not.
Which factor distinguishes norm-referenced grading from standard-base grading? - CORRECT
ANSWER Performance of the rest of the class
What is a benefit of using standard base grading compared to norm-reference grading? -
CORRECT ANSWER Teachers are able to help students focus on learning, goals and track
their progress.
Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement of learning targets and
standards-base grading systems? - CORRECT ANSWER Teachers are able to help
students focus on learning, goals and track their progress.
A grading scale reflects the following details:
4- Advanced
3- Meets Expectations
2- Partially Mastery
1- Little or No Mastery
Which grading system does this scale represent? - CORRECT ANSWER Standards based
grading
, How do standards space 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
What is one difference between using criterion reference scoring and standard base grading
systems as opposed to using non-reference scoring? - CORRECT ANSWER Criterion-
reference scoring measure students progress towards mastery, a specific criteria, while norm-
reference scoring measures progress related to percentiles.
What is a criticism of standards-based grading systems? - CORRECT ANSWER They do
not reflect students, proficiency and soft skills, such as time management and creativity
Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading help teachers avoid? -
CORRECT ANSWER Tagging multiple standards
Which statement is a criticism of standards base grading system? - CORRECT
ANSWER Assessments are too narrowly focused
How are measurements topics beneficial to teachers - CORRECT ANSWER They help
teachers identify a small set of themes to focus on during instruction
An English language arts teacher is unpacking the following standard:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.10: " by the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including
stories, dramas, and poems for grade 6-8 complexity, proficiently with scaffolding as needed, at
the end of the range.
Which term reflect the content of the standard? - CORRECT ANSWER Stories, dramas,
poems
A teacher must determine a relevant focus statement based on the standard for US history course:
" the student understands the difference between economic, technological, and human resources
of both sides of a conflict."
