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WGU D184 STANDARDS-BASED
ASSESSMENT EXAM (OA)-CERTIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2026
What is the benefit of a standard base grading system for high achieving
students? - correct-answer -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? -
correct-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?
- correct-answer -Performance of the rest of the class
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What is a benefit of using standard base grading compared to norm-reference
grading? - correct-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? - correct-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? - correct-answer -Standards
based grading
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An English language arts teachers is signing a proficiency scale to assess students
declarative knowledge about the measurement topic of literacy concepts. Which
proficient scale statement corresponds to developing a level two proficiency with
the given measurement topic. - correct-answer -The student will determine the
central theme of the story
What characteristics of parallel assessment refers to measuring of the same trait
on all forms of the test - correct-answer -Unidiensionality
What is a characteristic of parallel assessment? - correct-answer -They assess the
full scope of a standard or learning objective
What is the purpose of a parallel assessment? - correct-answer -To determine a
students depth of knowledge of a measurement topic
WGU D184 STANDARDS-BASED
ASSESSMENT EXAM (OA)-CERTIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2026
What is the benefit of a standard base grading system for high achieving
students? - correct-answer -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? -
correct-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?
- correct-answer -Performance of the rest of the class
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What is a benefit of using standard base grading compared to norm-reference
grading? - correct-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? - correct-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? - correct-answer -Standards
based grading
, 3|Page
An English language arts teachers is signing a proficiency scale to assess students
declarative knowledge about the measurement topic of literacy concepts. Which
proficient scale statement corresponds to developing a level two proficiency with
the given measurement topic. - correct-answer -The student will determine the
central theme of the story
What characteristics of parallel assessment refers to measuring of the same trait
on all forms of the test - correct-answer -Unidiensionality
What is a characteristic of parallel assessment? - correct-answer -They assess the
full scope of a standard or learning objective
What is the purpose of a parallel assessment? - correct-answer -To determine a
students depth of knowledge of a measurement topic
