D184 STUDY GUIDE 2025 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

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1.Howwouldyoudescribestandards-basedgradingsystems?-CORRECTANSWER-Astandard of
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grading that tracks student progress towards and achievement of learning targets that are derived
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fromeducationalstandards;gradesreflectstudentmasteryofthelearningtargetsand are measured
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on proficiency scales.
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Whichcharacteristicsapplytostandards-basedgrading?-CORRECTANSWER--Scoresare reflected
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on proficiency scales
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-Gradesreflectstudentmasteryofalearningtarget.
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-Teacherstailorinstructionbasedonstudentachievement b b b b b b




Basedonthepercentageaverageofallgradesorholisticgrades -CORRECTANSWER-traditional
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grading system
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Basedondifferentproficiencylevelsofstandards-CORRECTANSWER-standardbasedgrading system
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Singlegradegivenpercourseonreportcards -CORRECTANSWER-traditionalgradingsystem
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Gradebasedonmostrecentevidence -CORRECTANSWER-traditionalgradingsystem
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whatarethedefiningcharacteristicsofastandards-basedgradingsystem?-CORRECTANSWER
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-Standards-basedgradingisbuiltaroundachievementlevelgoalsthatarebasedoncontent- specific b b b b b b b b b b b b b




benchmarks within academic subjects. A standards-based approach differs from traditional
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approaches that are built around an average percentage of assignments, letter
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grades, or students' rank of performance against the rest of the class. A standards-based system is
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highly beneficial to the student because teaching and learning can be fine-tuned to the needs of each
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student rather than only a portion of students in any given classroom.
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,Which explanation applies to the type of assessments used in a standards-based grading system?-
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CORRECTANSWER-Criterion-basedassessmentsareusedbecausestudentsare measured against a
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learning target (criterion) derived from an academic standard.
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Whichteacherapproachwouldbemostappropriateinastandards-basedgradingsystem?
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A. The teacher notes that the student is proficient by marking a "3" on the four-point proficiency
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scalefortheassessment,notingthatnotallfractionshaveunlikedenominators.
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B. The teacher notesthatthe studentisnotproficientbymarkingtheassessmenta "2"onthe four-
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point proficiency scale and provides support to the student to help her learn how to find least
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common denominators.
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C. Theteacherencouragesthestudenttocompleteanextra-creditassignmentbymakinga video
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about why math can be fun to offset the poor grade earned on the assessment.
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D. Theteacherscorestheassessmentandgivesthestudentagradeof34percentandurgesthe
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student to reread the chapter in the textbook about adding and subtracting fractions. -
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CORRECT ANSWER -B. The teacher notes that the student is not proficient by marking the assessmenta
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"2"onthefour-pointproficiencyscaleandprovidessupporttothestudenttohelp her learn how to find
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least common denominators.
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Withaclearunderstandingofstudentknowledgeandnextstepsforprogress,thisstakeholder is
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empowered to support the student in attaining goals and gaining confidence through
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encouragement and guidance. - CORRECT ANSWER -Stakeholder
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Unequivocalknowledgeofinstructionalneedsandusefulinterventionsforeachstudentwill guide b b b b b b b b b b b b




this stakeholder's future instruction. - CORRECT ANSWER -Teacher
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Knowingtheirexpectationsandlevelofproficiencyallowsthisstakeholdertosetpersonalgoals, make
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improvements with practice, demonstrate knowledge by meeting expectations, and
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perseverethroughchallengesbycontinuedeffort.-CORRECTANSWER-Student
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, Stakeholdersneedlettergradestounderstandastudent'sacademicperformance.Trueoffalse? b b b b b b b b b b b b




- CORRECT ANSWER-False
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Whichteacherresponsewouldhelptheparentunderstandstandards-basedgradingreport cards?
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A. Sympathizewiththeparentandsharethechallengestheyarehavingwithstandards-based b b b b b b b b b b b b




grading so the parent knows it is a difficult system for everyone
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B. Reviewthereportcardandstandardswiththeparent,explaininghowthestandardsare
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assessed and clarifying the grading scale that is used
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C. Providetheparentwithapercentageandlettergradeequivalentforeachsubjectareaevery nine
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weeks
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D. Explainto the parentthatif their childhasthehighestnumberon the gradingscale,itisthe same as
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having an A - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Review the report card and standards with the
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parent,explaininghowthestandardsareassessedandclarifyingthe gradingscalethatisused
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TrueorFalse b b




Focus statements are important enough to be assessed multiple times at the school or district levelto
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determinethemostaccuratescoresforindividualstudents. -CORRECTANSWER-False
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Measurementstatementsareimportantenoughtobeassessedmultipletimestodeterminethe most b b b b b b b b b b b b b




accurate scores for individual students. True or false? - CORRECT ANSWER -True
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What purpose do focus statements and measurement topics serve in assessment? - CORRECT
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ANSWER -Rewriting academic standards as focus statements provides guidance for instructing
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students on concepts and skills contained in the standard. These focus statements can be used to
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design specific measurements topics used to create classroom assessments.
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Instandards-basedassessment,whatcontainstheimportantinformationfromanunpacked standard
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and is important enough to assess multiple times to determine student mastery?
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A. Proficiencyscale b