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wgu educational assessment (study for assessment)
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system of assessments
Ans: included multiple levels of assessments that are to provide different info to
different people for many purposes
balanced assessment program example
Ans: placement, formative, diagnostic, summative assessments
balanced assessment
Ans: set of interacting assessments focused on serving the needs of all for the
common purpose of improving education
assessment plan
Ans: document that outlines the student learning outcomes, the direct and
indirect assessment methods used to demonstrate the attainment of each
outcome, the time frame for collecting and reviewing data, and the individual who
will be doing so.
placement assessment
Ans: measures entry behavior to see where a students learning is PRIOR to the
lesson
formative assessment
Ans: measures learning DURING the process to monitor the learning during
instruction
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diagnostic assessment
Ans: identifies possible learning problems DURING instruction
summative assessment
Ans: measures the END or final achievement to see what level the student
learned either at the end of a lesson or end of the year
formal assessments
Ans: constructed by specialists or textbook publishers and are summative
informal assessments
Ans: usually teacher generated and are formative. They are adaptable to content
and instruction
differentiated instruction
Ans: an approach in which teachers adjust their instruction to fit the needs of
ALL students
content
Ans: knowledge and skills students are required to master
process
Ans: ACTIVITIES students use to master the content
product
Ans: METHOD students use to demonstrate learning
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wgu educational assessment (study for assessment)
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
system of assessments
Ans: included multiple levels of assessments that are to provide different info to
different people for many purposes
balanced assessment program example
Ans: placement, formative, diagnostic, summative assessments
balanced assessment
Ans: set of interacting assessments focused on serving the needs of all for the
common purpose of improving education
assessment plan
Ans: document that outlines the student learning outcomes, the direct and
indirect assessment methods used to demonstrate the attainment of each
outcome, the time frame for collecting and reviewing data, and the individual who
will be doing so.
placement assessment
Ans: measures entry behavior to see where a students learning is PRIOR to the
lesson
formative assessment
Ans: measures learning DURING the process to monitor the learning during
instruction
© 2025/ 2026 | ® All rights reserved
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diagnostic assessment
Ans: identifies possible learning problems DURING instruction
summative assessment
Ans: measures the END or final achievement to see what level the student
learned either at the end of a lesson or end of the year
formal assessments
Ans: constructed by specialists or textbook publishers and are summative
informal assessments
Ans: usually teacher generated and are formative. They are adaptable to content
and instruction
differentiated instruction
Ans: an approach in which teachers adjust their instruction to fit the needs of
ALL students
content
Ans: knowledge and skills students are required to master
process
Ans: ACTIVITIES students use to master the content
product
Ans: METHOD students use to demonstrate learning
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