WGU D184: Standards-Based Assessment
EXAM for the Objective Assessment (OA)
2026 with complete solution
Exam
is a comprehensive exam preparation resource designed for students enrolled in WGU’s
D184 course. It aligns with the latest 2026 OA competencies and standa rds, providing
thorough coverage of assessment principles, data-driven instruction, performance
standards, and evaluation strategies. This resource supports mastery of key concepts,
strengthens analytical and application skills, and builds confidence for successful
completion of the Objective Assessment.
What is the benefit of a standard base grading system for high achieving
students? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Performance of the rest of the class
What is a benefit of using standard base grading compared to norm-
reference grading? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Standards based grading
How do standards space grading systems support, struggling students
compared to other common grading systems? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Tagging multiple standards
, Which statement is a criticism of standards base grading system? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Assessments are too narrowly focused
How are measurements topics beneficial to teachers -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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."
Which statement reflects the standard ? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Knows
about the materials that contribute to an event and it's outcome
Which focused statement represents procedural knowledge? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Composes sentences using a keyboard
Which focused statement represents declarative knowledge? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Comprehend who the antagonist is in a story
Which focused statement represents procedural knowledge? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Writes Roman numerals from one to 100
EXAM for the Objective Assessment (OA)
2026 with complete solution
Exam
is a comprehensive exam preparation resource designed for students enrolled in WGU’s
D184 course. It aligns with the latest 2026 OA competencies and standa rds, providing
thorough coverage of assessment principles, data-driven instruction, performance
standards, and evaluation strategies. This resource supports mastery of key concepts,
strengthens analytical and application skills, and builds confidence for successful
completion of the Objective Assessment.
What is the benefit of a standard base grading system for high achieving
students? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Performance of the rest of the class
What is a benefit of using standard base grading compared to norm-
reference grading? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Standards based grading
How do standards space grading systems support, struggling students
compared to other common grading systems? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Tagging multiple standards
, Which statement is a criticism of standards base grading system? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Assessments are too narrowly focused
How are measurements topics beneficial to teachers -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..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."
Which statement reflects the standard ? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Knows
about the materials that contribute to an event and it's outcome
Which focused statement represents procedural knowledge? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Composes sentences using a keyboard
Which focused statement represents declarative knowledge? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Comprehend who the antagonist is in a story
Which focused statement represents procedural knowledge? -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Writes Roman numerals from one to 100
