WGU D184 STANDARDS BASED GRADING
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
●● How is a narrative based system different than a standard base
grading system?
Answer: 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?
Answer: Performance of the rest of the class
●● What is a benefit of using standard base grading compared to norm-
reference grading?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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?
Answer: Standards based grading
●● How do standards space grading systems support, struggling students
compared to other common grading systems?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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?
Answer: Tagging multiple standards
●● What is the benefit of a standard base grading system for high
achieving students?
Answer: Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more
complex learning targets.
●● Which statement is a criticism of standards base grading system?
Answer: Assessments are too narrowly focused
●● How are measurements topics beneficial to teachers
Answer: 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?
Answer: Stories, dramas, poems
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
●● How is a narrative based system different than a standard base
grading system?
Answer: 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?
Answer: Performance of the rest of the class
●● What is a benefit of using standard base grading compared to norm-
reference grading?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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?
Answer: Standards based grading
●● How do standards space grading systems support, struggling students
compared to other common grading systems?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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?
Answer: Tagging multiple standards
●● What is the benefit of a standard base grading system for high
achieving students?
Answer: Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more
complex learning targets.
●● Which statement is a criticism of standards base grading system?
Answer: Assessments are too narrowly focused
●● How are measurements topics beneficial to teachers
Answer: 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?
Answer: Stories, dramas, poems
