WGU D184 QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A grading scale reflects the following details:
4 achievement levels — Advanced
3 achievement levels — Meets expectations
2 achievement levels — Partial mastery
1 achievement level — Little or no mastery
Which grading system does this grading scale represent? correct answer
Standards-based grading
A teacher is developing an assessment blueprint that includes a standard four-
point proficiency scale. How should the teacher allocate the number of items for
each proficiency level? correct answer Include a decreasing number of items for
each level as complexity increases
A teacher wants to design assessments that assess individual students at their
specific proficiency level. What should be included in the assessment blueprint to
ensure the proper complexity levels are assessed for each student? correct
answer A screener
Advantages of standards-based grading correct answer Improved feedback,
student ownership of learning, more relevant and positive instruction, intrinsic
motivation, emotional safety, grading inaccuracy
, Criterion-Referenced Assessment correct answer Assessment that evaluates an
individual's performance based on mastery of specific criteria or standards (basic,
proficient, and advanced)
Knowing a student's score for a criterion-referenced test will only tell you how
that specific student performed in relation to the criterion
Curvilinear Trend correct answer Assumption that students initially show large
learning jumps which flatten over time
Declarative Knowledge correct answer What students understand: facts, ideas,
information (name and explain).
Disadvantages of standards-based grading correct answer
Focus Statement correct answer Full standard statement with detail for guidance
and assessment.
Gains correct answer Indicate if a student has increased their knowledge or skill
level, but do not indicate if a student is keeping up with their peers, surging
ahead, or falling behind
Growth (Student Growth Percentile - SGP) correct answer A norm-referenced
measure that compares a student's gains from one period to another with the
gains of their academic peers nationwide during a similar time span
How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers? correct answer They enable
teachers to assess all the required state standards.
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A grading scale reflects the following details:
4 achievement levels — Advanced
3 achievement levels — Meets expectations
2 achievement levels — Partial mastery
1 achievement level — Little or no mastery
Which grading system does this grading scale represent? correct answer
Standards-based grading
A teacher is developing an assessment blueprint that includes a standard four-
point proficiency scale. How should the teacher allocate the number of items for
each proficiency level? correct answer Include a decreasing number of items for
each level as complexity increases
A teacher wants to design assessments that assess individual students at their
specific proficiency level. What should be included in the assessment blueprint to
ensure the proper complexity levels are assessed for each student? correct
answer A screener
Advantages of standards-based grading correct answer Improved feedback,
student ownership of learning, more relevant and positive instruction, intrinsic
motivation, emotional safety, grading inaccuracy
, Criterion-Referenced Assessment correct answer Assessment that evaluates an
individual's performance based on mastery of specific criteria or standards (basic,
proficient, and advanced)
Knowing a student's score for a criterion-referenced test will only tell you how
that specific student performed in relation to the criterion
Curvilinear Trend correct answer Assumption that students initially show large
learning jumps which flatten over time
Declarative Knowledge correct answer What students understand: facts, ideas,
information (name and explain).
Disadvantages of standards-based grading correct answer
Focus Statement correct answer Full standard statement with detail for guidance
and assessment.
Gains correct answer Indicate if a student has increased their knowledge or skill
level, but do not indicate if a student is keeping up with their peers, surging
ahead, or falling behind
Growth (Student Growth Percentile - SGP) correct answer A norm-referenced
measure that compares a student's gains from one period to another with the
gains of their academic peers nationwide during a similar time span
How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers? correct answer They enable
teachers to assess all the required state standards.
