WGU D659 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT AND
ASSESSMENT TYPES PRACTICE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION SET
●● Progress Monitoring.
Answer: To monitor individual student progress over time to identify
areas of growth or areas needing additional support
●● Summative.
Answer: To measure student achievement at the end of a learning period
or unit
●● Formative.
Answer: To assess student understanding during the learning process to
guide instruction and provide feedback
●● Standardized.
Answer: To evaluate student performance against a predetermined
standard to compare across a larger population
●● Norm-Referenced.
, Answer: To compare individual student performance to that of a
normative group to determine relative standing
●● Ipsative.
Answer: To measure student progress against their own previous
performance rather than against external standards.
●● Criterion-Referenced.
Answer: To determine whether students have achieved specific learning
objectives or criteria.
●● Assessment OF learning (summative assessment).
Answer: takes place at the end of a lesson or unit to see how much
students have learned; usually involves tests, projects, or other activities
that show what students know and can do
●● Summative assessment.
Answer: a tool for evaluating student learning at specific points, such as
at the end of a unit, semester, or academic year; often in the form of a
quiz or test
●● Assessment FOR learning (formative assessment).
ASSESSMENT TYPES PRACTICE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION SET
●● Progress Monitoring.
Answer: To monitor individual student progress over time to identify
areas of growth or areas needing additional support
●● Summative.
Answer: To measure student achievement at the end of a learning period
or unit
●● Formative.
Answer: To assess student understanding during the learning process to
guide instruction and provide feedback
●● Standardized.
Answer: To evaluate student performance against a predetermined
standard to compare across a larger population
●● Norm-Referenced.
, Answer: To compare individual student performance to that of a
normative group to determine relative standing
●● Ipsative.
Answer: To measure student progress against their own previous
performance rather than against external standards.
●● Criterion-Referenced.
Answer: To determine whether students have achieved specific learning
objectives or criteria.
●● Assessment OF learning (summative assessment).
Answer: takes place at the end of a lesson or unit to see how much
students have learned; usually involves tests, projects, or other activities
that show what students know and can do
●● Summative assessment.
Answer: a tool for evaluating student learning at specific points, such as
at the end of a unit, semester, or academic year; often in the form of a
quiz or test
●● Assessment FOR learning (formative assessment).
