WGU D293 PRE-ASSESSMENT EXAM
TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
The learning goal for a sixth-grade language arts unit is "Students will
be able to compose various types of poetry." Which competency-
based assessment strategy would determine whether students met the
competency requirements for this learning goal? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Creating a portfolio of poems the students have written
In a nursing course, students examine body systems, including the
nervous system. The learning objective is "Interpret terms related to
the nervous system." An instructor for the course wants to determine
students' ability to interpret these terms accurately. Which skill
demonstration aligns with this learning objective? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Matching nervous system elements on an image of the
human body
In an introduction to programming course, students analyze the
structure and components of a program. The learning objective is
"Create a simple program." Which direct assessment method would
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,determine whether students have met this objective? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Developing program code
A trainer has been hired to facilitate a digital image editing skills
workshop. The learning objective is "Identify the basics of image file
formats." Participants use software and images provided by the
workshop sponsors. Which direct assessment method would
determine whether participants met this objective? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Matching common image file formats to their purpose
The undergraduate students in a developmental psychology course are
learning about genetics. The objective of a lesson in the course is
"Students will be able to identify whether traits are genetic or not
genetic." Before class is dismissed, an instructor for the course
distributes a list of 10 traits and asks students to circle the traits that
are genetic and cross out the traits that are not. Why would this direct
assessment be effective in determining whether students met the
learning objective? --CORRECT ANSWER--It would allow students
to demonstrate their ability to differentiate traits.
Fifth-grade students are learning about the three branches of
government during a social studies class. At the end of a lesson, a
teacher asks students to complete a 3-2-1 writing assignment in which
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,they list the three branches of government, two facts about each
branch, and one question. With which learning objective would this
direct assessment method align? --CORRECT ANSWER--"Students
will be able to recall the features of the three branches of the United
States government."
One of the learning objectives of a ninth-grade anatomy unit about the
systems of the body is "Students will be able to describe the functions
of the respiratory system." Which project-based assessment would
determine whether students have met this objective? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Creating a song with lyrics about the role of the
respiratory system
An individual has been hired to train an organization's administrative
staff to use a new automated scheduling system. The training runs for
three days. The individual wants to know the progress of each
participant at the end of the first day and use that information to plan
the second day's instruction. --CORRECT ANSWER--Formative
An instructor is teaching an eight-week clinical health course to
college students. At the beginning of the course, each student
performs a complex clinical procedure while being recorded. At the
end of the course, students perform the same procedure while being
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, recorded. The students compare these performances and reflect on
how their ability to perform the complex procedure has progressed. --
CORRECT ANSWER--Ipsative
The learning goal for a research foundations course is "Apply a
variety of approaches to identify and solve problems." The summative
assessment for the course involves applying these approaches to a
case study. Why would this authentic assessment strategy be effective
in measuring students' achievement of the learning goal? --
CORRECT ANSWER--It requires students to apply acquired
knowledge to realistic situations.
A learning goal for a middle school music class unit is "Students will
create music using computer-based composition tools." After the class
spends several weeks practicing using the composition tools, an
instructor for the course assigns a project in which students must
compose an original song that is one minute long, incorporates at least
two instruments, and includes a repeating chorus. How would this
competency-based assessment strategy determine whether students
met the learning goal? --CORRECT ANSWER--By providing an
opportunity for students to demonstrate their computer-based
composition skills
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TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
The learning goal for a sixth-grade language arts unit is "Students will
be able to compose various types of poetry." Which competency-
based assessment strategy would determine whether students met the
competency requirements for this learning goal? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Creating a portfolio of poems the students have written
In a nursing course, students examine body systems, including the
nervous system. The learning objective is "Interpret terms related to
the nervous system." An instructor for the course wants to determine
students' ability to interpret these terms accurately. Which skill
demonstration aligns with this learning objective? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Matching nervous system elements on an image of the
human body
In an introduction to programming course, students analyze the
structure and components of a program. The learning objective is
"Create a simple program." Which direct assessment method would
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,determine whether students have met this objective? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Developing program code
A trainer has been hired to facilitate a digital image editing skills
workshop. The learning objective is "Identify the basics of image file
formats." Participants use software and images provided by the
workshop sponsors. Which direct assessment method would
determine whether participants met this objective? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Matching common image file formats to their purpose
The undergraduate students in a developmental psychology course are
learning about genetics. The objective of a lesson in the course is
"Students will be able to identify whether traits are genetic or not
genetic." Before class is dismissed, an instructor for the course
distributes a list of 10 traits and asks students to circle the traits that
are genetic and cross out the traits that are not. Why would this direct
assessment be effective in determining whether students met the
learning objective? --CORRECT ANSWER--It would allow students
to demonstrate their ability to differentiate traits.
Fifth-grade students are learning about the three branches of
government during a social studies class. At the end of a lesson, a
teacher asks students to complete a 3-2-1 writing assignment in which
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,they list the three branches of government, two facts about each
branch, and one question. With which learning objective would this
direct assessment method align? --CORRECT ANSWER--"Students
will be able to recall the features of the three branches of the United
States government."
One of the learning objectives of a ninth-grade anatomy unit about the
systems of the body is "Students will be able to describe the functions
of the respiratory system." Which project-based assessment would
determine whether students have met this objective? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Creating a song with lyrics about the role of the
respiratory system
An individual has been hired to train an organization's administrative
staff to use a new automated scheduling system. The training runs for
three days. The individual wants to know the progress of each
participant at the end of the first day and use that information to plan
the second day's instruction. --CORRECT ANSWER--Formative
An instructor is teaching an eight-week clinical health course to
college students. At the beginning of the course, each student
performs a complex clinical procedure while being recorded. At the
end of the course, students perform the same procedure while being
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, recorded. The students compare these performances and reflect on
how their ability to perform the complex procedure has progressed. --
CORRECT ANSWER--Ipsative
The learning goal for a research foundations course is "Apply a
variety of approaches to identify and solve problems." The summative
assessment for the course involves applying these approaches to a
case study. Why would this authentic assessment strategy be effective
in measuring students' achievement of the learning goal? --
CORRECT ANSWER--It requires students to apply acquired
knowledge to realistic situations.
A learning goal for a middle school music class unit is "Students will
create music using computer-based composition tools." After the class
spends several weeks practicing using the composition tools, an
instructor for the course assigns a project in which students must
compose an original song that is one minute long, incorporates at least
two instruments, and includes a repeating chorus. How would this
competency-based assessment strategy determine whether students
met the learning goal? --CORRECT ANSWER--By providing an
opportunity for students to demonstrate their computer-based
composition skills
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