D184 WGU Standard-Based Assessment
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Standard based grading system - Answer✔Tracks progress toward achievement towards
standards and academic skills using proficiency scales.
Traditional grading system - Answer✔Grades calculated based off %, partially based on
nonacademic factors.
Focus statement - Answer✔Full standard statement with detail for guidance and assessment.
Measurement Topic - Answer✔Small set of critical topics or themes to focus on
Declarative Knowledge - Answer✔What students UNDERSTAND
facts, ideas, information
(name and explain)
Procedural Knowledge - Answer✔BE ABLE TO DO
Skills, strategies, processes
( act or perform tasks)
Proficiency Scales - Answer✔Measure student progress towards standard mastery. Usually a
4pt scale
4=advanced ( in depth application)
3=proficient ( understands target)
2=developing ( partial success)
1=beginning ( with help)
Parallel Assessments - Answer✔Multiple assessments given to the same students over time.
Measures and records leaning over time to identify growth or gaps.
Eliminates error.
Reliability - Answer✔Assessment accurately and constantly measures the same content for ALL
STUDENTS. ( same outcome )
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