WGU D184 Standard Based Assessments
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1. What is a benefit of a standards-based grading system for high-achieving
students?: Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more complex learning targets.
2. How is a narrative-based system different than a standards-based grading
system?: The standards-based grading system uses proficiency scores, but the narrative 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-ref-
erenced grading?: Standards-based grading is more focused on the learning targets than norm-referenced
grading.
5. Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement of
learning targets in standards-based grading systems?: Teachers are able to help students
focus on learning goals and track their progress.
6. A grading scale reflects the following details:4 achievement levels — Ad-
vanced3 achievement levels — Meets expectations2 achievement levels — Par-
tial mastery1 achievement level — Little or no mastery Which grading system
does this grading scale represent?: Standards-based grading
7. How do standards-based grading systems support struggling students com-
pared to other common grading systems?: By allowing students to redo lessons and assignments
as many times as necessary
8. What is one difference between using criterion-referenced scoring in stan-
dards-based grading systems as opposed to using norm-referenced scoring?-
: Criterion-referenced scoring measures student progress toward mastery of specific criteria, while norm-referenced
scoring measures progress relative to percentiles.
9. What is a criticism of standards-based grading systems?: They do not reflect students'
proficiency in soft skills such as time management and creativity.
10. Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading help
teachers avoid?: Tagging multiple standards
11. Which statement is a criticism of standards-based grading systems?: Assess-
ments are too narrowly focused.
12. How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers?: They help teachers identify a small
set of themes to focus on during instruction.
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13. An English language arts teacher is unpacking the following stan-
dard:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.10: "By the end of the year, read and comprehend
literature, including stories, dramas, and poems for grades 6-8 text complexity
band proficiently with scaffolding as needed, at the high end of the range"
(Common Core Standards Initiative, 2021). Which terms reflect the content of
the standard?: Stories, dramas, poems
14. A teacher must determine a relevant focus statement based on this standard
for a U.S. history course: "The student understands the differences between
the economic, technological, and human resources of both sides of a conflict."
Which focus statement reflects this standard?: Knows about the materials that contributed to
an event and its outcome
15. Which focus statement represents procedural knowledge?: Composes sentences
using a keyboard
16. Which focus statement represents declarative knowledge?: Comprehends who the
antagonist is in a short story
17. Which focus statement represents procedural knowledge?: Writes Roman numerals
from 1 to 100
18. A 10th-grade world history teacher is reviewing the following standard for
the curriculum and making note of the measurement topics: HSS-10.2.2: "List
the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American
Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of
Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791)" (California De-
partment of Education, 1998). Which measurement topic aligns to the given
standard?: Historical documents
19. A high school theater arts teacher is reviewing the following standard for
the curriculum and making note of the measurement topics: B.AE.1.2: "Explain
how the major technical elements, such as sound, lights, set, and costumes,
are used to enhance formal or informal productions" (North Carolina Essential
Standards Theatre, 2019). Which measurement topic aligns to the given stan-
dard?: Stage design
20. An eighth-grade social studies teacher is reviewing the following standard
for the curriculum and making note of the measurement topics: INQ 9-12.5:
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1. What is a benefit of a standards-based grading system for high-achieving
students?: Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more complex learning targets.
2. How is a narrative-based system different than a standards-based grading
system?: The standards-based grading system uses proficiency scores, but the narrative 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-ref-
erenced grading?: Standards-based grading is more focused on the learning targets than norm-referenced
grading.
5. Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement of
learning targets in standards-based grading systems?: Teachers are able to help students
focus on learning goals and track their progress.
6. A grading scale reflects the following details:4 achievement levels — Ad-
vanced3 achievement levels — Meets expectations2 achievement levels — Par-
tial mastery1 achievement level — Little or no mastery Which grading system
does this grading scale represent?: Standards-based grading
7. How do standards-based grading systems support struggling students com-
pared to other common grading systems?: By allowing students to redo lessons and assignments
as many times as necessary
8. What is one difference between using criterion-referenced scoring in stan-
dards-based grading systems as opposed to using norm-referenced scoring?-
: Criterion-referenced scoring measures student progress toward mastery of specific criteria, while norm-referenced
scoring measures progress relative to percentiles.
9. What is a criticism of standards-based grading systems?: They do not reflect students'
proficiency in soft skills such as time management and creativity.
10. Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading help
teachers avoid?: Tagging multiple standards
11. Which statement is a criticism of standards-based grading systems?: Assess-
ments are too narrowly focused.
12. How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers?: They help teachers identify a small
set of themes to focus on during instruction.
, WGU D184 Standard Based Assessments
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13. An English language arts teacher is unpacking the following stan-
dard:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.10: "By the end of the year, read and comprehend
literature, including stories, dramas, and poems for grades 6-8 text complexity
band proficiently with scaffolding as needed, at the high end of the range"
(Common Core Standards Initiative, 2021). Which terms reflect the content of
the standard?: Stories, dramas, poems
14. A teacher must determine a relevant focus statement based on this standard
for a U.S. history course: "The student understands the differences between
the economic, technological, and human resources of both sides of a conflict."
Which focus statement reflects this standard?: Knows about the materials that contributed to
an event and its outcome
15. Which focus statement represents procedural knowledge?: Composes sentences
using a keyboard
16. Which focus statement represents declarative knowledge?: Comprehends who the
antagonist is in a short story
17. Which focus statement represents procedural knowledge?: Writes Roman numerals
from 1 to 100
18. A 10th-grade world history teacher is reviewing the following standard for
the curriculum and making note of the measurement topics: HSS-10.2.2: "List
the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American
Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of
Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791)" (California De-
partment of Education, 1998). Which measurement topic aligns to the given
standard?: Historical documents
19. A high school theater arts teacher is reviewing the following standard for
the curriculum and making note of the measurement topics: B.AE.1.2: "Explain
how the major technical elements, such as sound, lights, set, and costumes,
are used to enhance formal or informal productions" (North Carolina Essential
Standards Theatre, 2019). Which measurement topic aligns to the given stan-
dard?: Stage design
20. An eighth-grade social studies teacher is reviewing the following standard
for the curriculum and making note of the measurement topics: INQ 9-12.5:
