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WGU D184 Standards-Based Assessment Final Exam||
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
ANSWERS||NEWEST EXAM!!
How do proficiency scales help teachers create
assessments? - ANSWER-They provide a continuum of
knowledge levels and skills related to specific standards
How do proficiency scales address weaknesses in
standardized performance assessments? - ANSWER-By
providing specific feedback to students
How can teachers use proficiency scales to facilitate
learning progress? - ANSWER-Explain to students how
the learning targets can be used to progress towards a
standard measured on a scale
A high school mathematics teacher is reviewing the
following standard in order to develop an assessment for
an upcoming statistics unit:
Develop a probability distribution for a random variable
defined by a simple space in which theoretical probabilities
can be calculated; find the expected value. For example,
find the theoretical probability distribution for the number
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of correct answers. - ANSWER-The student will develop a
probability distribution for a random variable and then find
the expected value.
If third-grade teacher is developing a proficiency scale to
assess students procedural knowledge of sentence
construction, the scale is based on the following
standards:
Demonstrate command of convictions of standard English
grammar, and use when writing or speaking
Which proficiency scale statement measures procedural
knowledge at a target 3.0 proficiency? - ANSWER-The
student will format a complex sentence with proper nouns,
active verbs, and direct or indirect objects
A middle school music teacher wants to sign a proficiency
scale to determine which students possess the basic skills
for playing their respective instruments in the school band
Perform a varied repertoire of music by playing
instruments, alone with others, from remote memory, and
written notation
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A high school, psychology, teachers reviewing the
following standard for the curriculum and making a note of
the measurement topics:
Standard Area: Personality 1.1: "Explain how biological
and environmental factors interact to influence
personality."
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? -
ANSWER-Genetics
A 10th grade English language arts teacher is reviewing
the following standard for the creek and making note of
the measurement topics:
CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W. 9-10.1: "Write arguments to
support claims in an analysis of substance topics or text,
using valid reason and relevant and sufficient evidence." -
ANSWER-Persuasion
4th grade , social studies, teachers reviewing the following
standard for the curriculum and making note of the
measurement topics:
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SOCIAL STUDIES.4.5.A: " explain the impact of various
events on life in Texas, such as the great depression, the
dustbowl, and World War II"
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? -
ANSWER-History
A teacher wants to design a proficiency scale that will
consider each students varied level of understanding of
the measurement topics.
Which type of proficiency scale offers this benefit? -
ANSWER-Half-point scale
Which proficient scale measures procedure knowledge at
developing level 2.0 for the given standard - ANSWER-
The student will demonstrate proper fingering techniques
on a clarinet
A music teacher is creating a proficiency scale for student
to measure topics of song composition
WGU D184 Standards-Based Assessment Final Exam||
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
ANSWERS||NEWEST EXAM!!
How do proficiency scales help teachers create
assessments? - ANSWER-They provide a continuum of
knowledge levels and skills related to specific standards
How do proficiency scales address weaknesses in
standardized performance assessments? - ANSWER-By
providing specific feedback to students
How can teachers use proficiency scales to facilitate
learning progress? - ANSWER-Explain to students how
the learning targets can be used to progress towards a
standard measured on a scale
A high school mathematics teacher is reviewing the
following standard in order to develop an assessment for
an upcoming statistics unit:
Develop a probability distribution for a random variable
defined by a simple space in which theoretical probabilities
can be calculated; find the expected value. For example,
find the theoretical probability distribution for the number
,2|Page
of correct answers. - ANSWER-The student will develop a
probability distribution for a random variable and then find
the expected value.
If third-grade teacher is developing a proficiency scale to
assess students procedural knowledge of sentence
construction, the scale is based on the following
standards:
Demonstrate command of convictions of standard English
grammar, and use when writing or speaking
Which proficiency scale statement measures procedural
knowledge at a target 3.0 proficiency? - ANSWER-The
student will format a complex sentence with proper nouns,
active verbs, and direct or indirect objects
A middle school music teacher wants to sign a proficiency
scale to determine which students possess the basic skills
for playing their respective instruments in the school band
Perform a varied repertoire of music by playing
instruments, alone with others, from remote memory, and
written notation
,3|Page
A high school, psychology, teachers reviewing the
following standard for the curriculum and making a note of
the measurement topics:
Standard Area: Personality 1.1: "Explain how biological
and environmental factors interact to influence
personality."
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? -
ANSWER-Genetics
A 10th grade English language arts teacher is reviewing
the following standard for the creek and making note of
the measurement topics:
CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W. 9-10.1: "Write arguments to
support claims in an analysis of substance topics or text,
using valid reason and relevant and sufficient evidence." -
ANSWER-Persuasion
4th grade , social studies, teachers reviewing the following
standard for the curriculum and making note of the
measurement topics:
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SOCIAL STUDIES.4.5.A: " explain the impact of various
events on life in Texas, such as the great depression, the
dustbowl, and World War II"
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? -
ANSWER-History
A teacher wants to design a proficiency scale that will
consider each students varied level of understanding of
the measurement topics.
Which type of proficiency scale offers this benefit? -
ANSWER-Half-point scale
Which proficient scale measures procedure knowledge at
developing level 2.0 for the given standard - ANSWER-
The student will demonstrate proper fingering techniques
on a clarinet
A music teacher is creating a proficiency scale for student
to measure topics of song composition
