WGU D184 STANDARDS-BASED ASSESSMENT EXAM FOR THE OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT (OA | COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS | 2026
LATEST UPDATED | GET A+
1. What is the benefit of a standard base grading system for high achieving
students?: Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more complex
learning targets.
2. How is a narrative based system different than a standard base grading
system?: The standards-based grading system uses proficiency scores, but
the narrative grading system does not.
3. Which factor distinguishes norm-referenced grading from standard-
base grading?: Performance of the rest of the class
4. What is a benefit of using standard base grading compared to norm-
reference grading?: Teachers are able to help students focus on learning,
goals and track their progress.
,5. Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement of
learning targets and standards-base grading systems?: Teachers are able to
help students focus on learning, goals and track their progress.
6. 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?: Standards based grading
7. How do standards space grading systems support, struggling students
compared to other common grading systems?: By allowing students to
redo lessons and assignments as many times as necessary
8. What is one difference between using criterion reference scoring and
standard base grading systems as opposed to using non-reference
scoring?: Crite-
, rion-reference scoring measure students progress towards mastery, a
specific criteria, while norm-reference scoring measures progress related to
percentiles.
9. What is a criticism of standards-based grading systems?: They do not
reflect students, proficiency and soft skills, such as time management and
creativity
10. Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading
help teachers avoid?: Tagging multiple standards
11. Which statement is a criticism of standards base grading system?:
Assessments are too narrowly focused
12. How are measurements topics beneficial to teachers: They help teachers
identify a small set of themes to focus on during instruction
13. 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,
ASSESSMENT (OA | COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS | 2026
LATEST UPDATED | GET A+
1. What is the benefit of a standard base grading system for high achieving
students?: Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more complex
learning targets.
2. How is a narrative based system different than a standard base grading
system?: The standards-based grading system uses proficiency scores, but
the narrative grading system does not.
3. Which factor distinguishes norm-referenced grading from standard-
base grading?: Performance of the rest of the class
4. What is a benefit of using standard base grading compared to norm-
reference grading?: Teachers are able to help students focus on learning,
goals and track their progress.
,5. Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement of
learning targets and standards-base grading systems?: Teachers are able to
help students focus on learning, goals and track their progress.
6. 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?: Standards based grading
7. How do standards space grading systems support, struggling students
compared to other common grading systems?: By allowing students to
redo lessons and assignments as many times as necessary
8. What is one difference between using criterion reference scoring and
standard base grading systems as opposed to using non-reference
scoring?: Crite-
, rion-reference scoring measure students progress towards mastery, a
specific criteria, while norm-reference scoring measures progress related to
percentiles.
9. What is a criticism of standards-based grading systems?: They do not
reflect students, proficiency and soft skills, such as time management and
creativity
10. Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading
help teachers avoid?: Tagging multiple standards
11. Which statement is a criticism of standards base grading system?:
Assessments are too narrowly focused
12. How are measurements topics beneficial to teachers: They help teachers
identify a small set of themes to focus on during instruction
13. 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,
