WGU EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT PRACTICE QUESTIONS.d

WGU EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
PRACTICE QUESTIONS




What36is36assessment?

Choose36two36answers.36

The36process36of36obtaining36a36numerical36description36of36the36degree36to36which36an3
6individual36possesses36a36particular36characteristic.36


Any36of36a36variety36of36procedures36used36to36obtain36information36about36student36perf
ormance.36

An36instrument36or36systematic36procedure36for36measuring36a36sample36of36behavior36
by36posing36a36set36of36questions36in36a36uniform36manner.

An36integrated36process36for36determining36the36nature36and36extent36of36student36learni
ng36and36development.36-36answer--
Any36of36a36variety36of36procedures36used36to36obtain36information36about36student36perf
ormance.36

An36integrated36process36for36determining36the36nature36and36extent36of36student36learni
ng36and36development.

What36makes36up36a36well-balanced36assessment36program?36

Choose36two36answers.36

Assessment36methods36with36one36type

Standards36based36on36the36high-stakes36tests

Performance36Assessments36that36are36authentic

,Classroom36achievement36tests36aligned36to36objectives36-36answer--
Performance36Assessments36that36are36authentic

Classroom36achievement36tests36aligned36to36objectives

What36type36of36assessment36allows36for36a36teacher36to36answer36the36following36quest
ions:36

To36what36extent36do36the36students36possess36the36skills36and36abilities36that36are36nee
ded36to36begin36instruction?
To36what36extent36have36the36students36already36achieved36the36intended36learning36out
comes36of36the36planned36instruction?

Formative36
Diagnostic
Summative
Placement36-36answer--Placement

During36whole36group36instruction,36a36mathematics36teacher36is36showing36the36studen
ts36how36to36complete36long36division36problems.36The36teacher36continues36with36a36le
arning36game36to36reinforce36the36process.36At36this36time,36the36teacher36doesn't36notic
e36any36major36concerns.36
Then,36while36walking36around36the36classroom36observing36students36work36through36p
ractice36problems36independently,36the36teacher36notices36once36student36who36is36off36
task.36This36student36expressed36understanding36of36the36process,36although36is36taking
36a36long36time36to36complete36each36problem.36Upon36looking36closer,36the36student36is
36using36his/her36hands36to36multiply.36


What36type36of36assessment36is36being36administered36to36figure36out36the36problem?36

Readiness
Diagnostic
Formative
Summative36-36answer--Diagnostic

Assessment36planning36should36be36guided36primarily36by36the36...

Teacher's36interests36on36the36topic36
Instructional36objectives36on36grade36level
Number36of36students36taking36the36assessment
Students'36performance36on36prior36assessments36-36answer--
Instructional36objectives36on36grade36level

Differentiated36instruction....

, a.36Tells36us36when36to36teach36the36same36standard36to36a36range36of36learners36by36e
mploying36a36variety36of36teaching36and36learning36modes

b.36Tells36us36how36to36teach36the36same36standard36to36a36range36of36learners36by36em
ploying36a36variety36of36teaching36and36learning36modes

c.36Tells36us36why36to36teach36the36same36standard36to36a36range36of36learners36by36em
ploying36a36variety36of36teaching36and36learning36modes

d.36Tells36us36what36standards36to36teach36to36a36range36of36learners36by36employing36a
36variety36of36teaching36and36learning36modes36-36answer--
b.36Tells36us36how36to36teach36the36same36standard36to36a36range36of36learners36by36em
ploying36a36variety36of36teaching36and36learning36modes

A36student36in364th36grade36has36a36visual36perceptual36processing36disorder36that36mak
es36it36challenging36to36interpret36information.36

What36would36be36an36appropriate36assessment36accommodation36for36this36student36o
n36a36standardized36test36as36established36by36an36Individualized36Education36Plan36(IE
P)36team?36

Work36with36a36classmate36to36complete36the36assessment

Show36student36the36test36questions36ahead36of36time36to36prepare

Use36books,36worksheets36and36other36materials36with36small36print

Read36written36directions,36questions,36and36response36options36aloud36-36answer--
Read36written36directions,36questions,36and36response36options36aloud

During36an36observation,36while36the36class36is36listening36to36a36tape36of36sounds36(sta
mping,36clapping,36musical36instruments36etc.)36the36teacher36notices36that36some36stud
ents36would36make36appropriate36actions36after36looking36around36to36see36what36the36o
ther36students36were36doing.36
36What36differentiated36instructional36strategy36would36be36appropriate36for36this36situati
on?36

Choose36all36that36apply.36

a.36Teach36only36one36sound36at36a36time36
b.36Allow36students36to36choose36sounds36
c.36Provide36pictures36or36objects36of36the36sounds36on36tape
d.36Provide36repetition36of36the36sounds36before36introducing36new36sounds36-36answer--
a.36Teach36only36one36sound36at36a36time36
c.36Provide36pictures36or36objects36of36the36sounds36on36tape