WGU EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT PRACTICES AND ETHICS EXAM
2025|150 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
1. Upon receiving the results from the state standardized achievement test,
the 4th grade teachers come together to discuss strategies for next year.
One of the teachers points out that over half of their English Language
Learners (ELLs) scored in the 10th percentile in reading. What conclusion
can be made?
ELLs scored higher than 9% of the students who took the test
ELLs scored among the top 10% of the students who took the test
Visuals were underutilized during the instruction of concepts
Directions used vocabulary that was familiar to all students
2. Why is it important for teachers to maintain confidentiality regarding
student assessment data?
To avoid conflicts with parents.
To ensure all students are treated equally.
To protect student privacy and uphold ethical standards in
education.
To promote competition among students.
3. What is one key practice teachers should follow when preparing
students for standardized assessments?
Align curriculum to content standards
Avoid teaching test-taking strategies
Use only one type of assessment
Encourage low-achieving students to miss testing
,4. What is one guideline for writing test items mentioned in the text?
, Limit the number of items to ten
Avoid defining performance criteria
Use only multiple-choice questions
Write each item or task at an appropriate reading level
5. Describe the significance of including demographic information in a
school accountability report card (SARC).
Demographic information is only useful for funding purposes.
Demographic information helps to understand the context of
student performance and identify achievement gaps.
Demographic information is used to rank schools nationally.
Demographic information is irrelevant to academic performance.
6. What term describes the statements that outline what students are
expected to learn in a curriculum?
Learning Objectives
Content Standards
District Benchmarks
Expectancy Table
7. If a teacher notices that several students are struggling with a particular
concept during a lesson, what type of assessment should they implement
to better understand the underlying issues before moving forward?
Formative
Summative
Diagnostic
Readiness
, 8. What type of assessment is used to identify a student's specific learning
needs or difficulties during instruction?
Summative
Diagnostic
Readiness
Formative
9. Test items that are unrelated to the intended learning outcomes is a
concern related to ...
Difficulty
Maintainability
Validity
Reliability
10. Mr. Blue is teaching his sixth-grade class addition of decimals. He gives
students exit tickets, with related problems to complete at the end of the
class period. Strategically he walks around the class and observes
students as they work on each task during the lesson. What type of
assessment is he using?
Explorative
Summative
Formative
Diagnostic
11. The broad goals of a school district, state, or school provide subject-
specific outlines of course content, standards, and performance
expectations is known as _______
A sequential outline
A curriculum framework
2025|150 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
1. Upon receiving the results from the state standardized achievement test,
the 4th grade teachers come together to discuss strategies for next year.
One of the teachers points out that over half of their English Language
Learners (ELLs) scored in the 10th percentile in reading. What conclusion
can be made?
ELLs scored higher than 9% of the students who took the test
ELLs scored among the top 10% of the students who took the test
Visuals were underutilized during the instruction of concepts
Directions used vocabulary that was familiar to all students
2. Why is it important for teachers to maintain confidentiality regarding
student assessment data?
To avoid conflicts with parents.
To ensure all students are treated equally.
To protect student privacy and uphold ethical standards in
education.
To promote competition among students.
3. What is one key practice teachers should follow when preparing
students for standardized assessments?
Align curriculum to content standards
Avoid teaching test-taking strategies
Use only one type of assessment
Encourage low-achieving students to miss testing
,4. What is one guideline for writing test items mentioned in the text?
, Limit the number of items to ten
Avoid defining performance criteria
Use only multiple-choice questions
Write each item or task at an appropriate reading level
5. Describe the significance of including demographic information in a
school accountability report card (SARC).
Demographic information is only useful for funding purposes.
Demographic information helps to understand the context of
student performance and identify achievement gaps.
Demographic information is used to rank schools nationally.
Demographic information is irrelevant to academic performance.
6. What term describes the statements that outline what students are
expected to learn in a curriculum?
Learning Objectives
Content Standards
District Benchmarks
Expectancy Table
7. If a teacher notices that several students are struggling with a particular
concept during a lesson, what type of assessment should they implement
to better understand the underlying issues before moving forward?
Formative
Summative
Diagnostic
Readiness
, 8. What type of assessment is used to identify a student's specific learning
needs or difficulties during instruction?
Summative
Diagnostic
Readiness
Formative
9. Test items that are unrelated to the intended learning outcomes is a
concern related to ...
Difficulty
Maintainability
Validity
Reliability
10. Mr. Blue is teaching his sixth-grade class addition of decimals. He gives
students exit tickets, with related problems to complete at the end of the
class period. Strategically he walks around the class and observes
students as they work on each task during the lesson. What type of
assessment is he using?
Explorative
Summative
Formative
Diagnostic
11. The broad goals of a school district, state, or school provide subject-
specific outlines of course content, standards, and performance
expectations is known as _______
A sequential outline
A curriculum framework
