QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS WGU
D485 DGN2 Task 1:2026-2027 WITH
General Responsibilities of Ethical Practices -
ANSWER--1. Protect the health and safety of all
participants
2. Be knowledgeable about and behave in
compliance with state and federal laws relevant to
the conduct of professional activities
3. Maintain and improve their professional
competence in educational assessment
4. Provide assessment services only in areas of
their competence and experience, affording full
disclosure of their professional qualifications
5. Promote the understanding of sound
assessment practices in educations
6. Adhere to the highest standards of conduct and
promote professionally responsible conduct with
educational institutions and agencies that provide
educational services
7. Perform all professional responsibilities with
honesty, integrity, due care, and fairness.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) 2002 - ANSWER--is
a government mandate to schools and states to
have ALL children up to grade level with their
peers. It set unrealistic goals and penalized
,QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS WGU
D485 DGN2 Task 1:2026-2027 WITH
schools that did not make Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP). The act also required all teachers
become "highly qualified". With these new
benchmarks and changes to the ways states'
addressed education, came increased
accountability. Failure could mean a decrease in
funding or dissolution of a school/district.
Achievement was linked to standardized testing
done grades 3-8 and at least one year during high
school. Tied achievement to annual standardized
tests. These tests are administered to grades 3-8
and at least one year between 9-12th grades.
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.'
,QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS WGU
D485 DGN2 Task 1:2026-2027 WITH
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.
, QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS WGU
D485 DGN2 Task 1:2026-2027 WITH
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
D485 DGN2 Task 1:2026-2027 WITH
General Responsibilities of Ethical Practices -
ANSWER--1. Protect the health and safety of all
participants
2. Be knowledgeable about and behave in
compliance with state and federal laws relevant to
the conduct of professional activities
3. Maintain and improve their professional
competence in educational assessment
4. Provide assessment services only in areas of
their competence and experience, affording full
disclosure of their professional qualifications
5. Promote the understanding of sound
assessment practices in educations
6. Adhere to the highest standards of conduct and
promote professionally responsible conduct with
educational institutions and agencies that provide
educational services
7. Perform all professional responsibilities with
honesty, integrity, due care, and fairness.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) 2002 - ANSWER--is
a government mandate to schools and states to
have ALL children up to grade level with their
peers. It set unrealistic goals and penalized
,QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS WGU
D485 DGN2 Task 1:2026-2027 WITH
schools that did not make Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP). The act also required all teachers
become "highly qualified". With these new
benchmarks and changes to the ways states'
addressed education, came increased
accountability. Failure could mean a decrease in
funding or dissolution of a school/district.
Achievement was linked to standardized testing
done grades 3-8 and at least one year during high
school. Tied achievement to annual standardized
tests. These tests are administered to grades 3-8
and at least one year between 9-12th grades.
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.'
,QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS WGU
D485 DGN2 Task 1:2026-2027 WITH
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.
, QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS WGU
D485 DGN2 Task 1:2026-2027 WITH
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
