D459 TASK 1 2 AND 3 WGU 2026 TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS EXAM REVIEW
ALREADY PASSED
◉ Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1994 (ESEA).
Reauthorized. Answer: Challenging standards were set for student
achievement and to develop and administered to "all" students and
required that all schools make "Adequate Yearly Practice". It also
included "special needs students" in the definition of all students.
States were required to set challenging standards for student
achievement, and develop and administer assessments to measure
student progress towards those standards. Federal laws such as
ESEA and IDEA can be seen as legislated attempts to 'raise the bar.'
◉ Instruction is most effective when. Answer: 1. Directed toward a
clearly defined set of intended learning outcomes.
2. The methods and materials of instruction are congruent with the
outcomes to be achieved.
3. The instruction is designed to fit the characteristics and needs of
the students.
4. Instructional decisions are based on information that is
meaningful, dependable, and relevant.
5. Students are periodically informed concerning their learning
progress.
,6. Remediation is provided for students not achieving the intended
learning.
7. Instructional effectiveness is periodically reviewed and the
intended learning outcomes and instruction modified as needed.
◉ Assessment is most effective when. Answer: 1. Designed to assess
a clearly defined set of intended learning outcomes.
2. The nature and function of the assessments are congruent with
the outcomes to be assessed.
3. The assessments are designed to fit the relevant student
characteristics and are fair to everyone.
4. Assessments provide information that is meaningful, dependable,
and relevant.
5. Provision is made for giving the students early feedback of
assessment results.
6. Specific learning weaknesses are revealed by the assessment
results.
7. Assessment results provide information useful for evaluating the
appropriateness of the objectives, the methods, and the materials of
instruction.
◉ Authentic Assessments. Answer: A title for performance
assessments that stresses the importance of focusing on the
application of understandings and skills to real problems in real-
world; contextual settings.
, ◉ Achievement Assessment. Answer: achievement assessment is a
broad category that includes all of the various methods for
determining the extent to which students are achieving the intended
learning outcomes of instruction
◉ Alternative Assessments. Answer: A title for performance
assessments that emphasizes that these assessment methods
provide an alternative to traditional paper-and-pencil testing.
◉ Content standards. Answer: describe what students should know
and be able to do at the end of a specified period of learning (e.g., a
grade or series of grades). They provide a framework for curriculum
development, instruction, and the assessment of student
achievement. Various professional organizations have also
developed sets of content standards in their particular subject areas.
It is hoped that the use of such standards will raise achievement
expectations, increase the quality of public education, provide a
better informed citizenship, and make the country more competitive
with other countries.
◉ Placement Assessment. Answer: (measures entry behavior)
To determine student performance at the beginning of instruction
Example: Unit Pre-test
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS EXAM REVIEW
ALREADY PASSED
◉ Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1994 (ESEA).
Reauthorized. Answer: Challenging standards were set for student
achievement and to develop and administered to "all" students and
required that all schools make "Adequate Yearly Practice". It also
included "special needs students" in the definition of all students.
States were required to set challenging standards for student
achievement, and develop and administer assessments to measure
student progress towards those standards. Federal laws such as
ESEA and IDEA can be seen as legislated attempts to 'raise the bar.'
◉ Instruction is most effective when. Answer: 1. Directed toward a
clearly defined set of intended learning outcomes.
2. The methods and materials of instruction are congruent with the
outcomes to be achieved.
3. The instruction is designed to fit the characteristics and needs of
the students.
4. Instructional decisions are based on information that is
meaningful, dependable, and relevant.
5. Students are periodically informed concerning their learning
progress.
,6. Remediation is provided for students not achieving the intended
learning.
7. Instructional effectiveness is periodically reviewed and the
intended learning outcomes and instruction modified as needed.
◉ Assessment is most effective when. Answer: 1. Designed to assess
a clearly defined set of intended learning outcomes.
2. The nature and function of the assessments are congruent with
the outcomes to be assessed.
3. The assessments are designed to fit the relevant student
characteristics and are fair to everyone.
4. Assessments provide information that is meaningful, dependable,
and relevant.
5. Provision is made for giving the students early feedback of
assessment results.
6. Specific learning weaknesses are revealed by the assessment
results.
7. Assessment results provide information useful for evaluating the
appropriateness of the objectives, the methods, and the materials of
instruction.
◉ Authentic Assessments. Answer: A title for performance
assessments that stresses the importance of focusing on the
application of understandings and skills to real problems in real-
world; contextual settings.
, ◉ Achievement Assessment. Answer: achievement assessment is a
broad category that includes all of the various methods for
determining the extent to which students are achieving the intended
learning outcomes of instruction
◉ Alternative Assessments. Answer: A title for performance
assessments that emphasizes that these assessment methods
provide an alternative to traditional paper-and-pencil testing.
◉ Content standards. Answer: describe what students should know
and be able to do at the end of a specified period of learning (e.g., a
grade or series of grades). They provide a framework for curriculum
development, instruction, and the assessment of student
achievement. Various professional organizations have also
developed sets of content standards in their particular subject areas.
It is hoped that the use of such standards will raise achievement
expectations, increase the quality of public education, provide a
better informed citizenship, and make the country more competitive
with other countries.
◉ Placement Assessment. Answer: (measures entry behavior)
To determine student performance at the beginning of instruction
Example: Unit Pre-test
