D184 WGU STANDARD-BASED ASSESSMENT EXAM
150 QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
What is a benefit of a standards-based grading system for high-achieving
students? - ANSWER-Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more
complex learning targets.
How is a narrative-based system different than a standards-based grading
system? - ANSWER-The standards-based grading system uses proficiency scores,
but the narrative grading system does not.
Which factor distinguishes norm-referenced grading from standards-based
grading? - ANSWER-Performance of the rest of the class
What is a benefit of using standards-based grading compared to norm-referenced
grading? - ANSWER-Standards-based grading is more focused on the learning
targets than norm-referenced grading.
Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement of learning
targets in standards-based grading systems? - ANSWER-Teachers are able to help
students focus on learning goals and track their progress.
A grading scale reflects the following details:
4 achievement levels — Advanced
3 achievement levels — Meets expectations
,2 achievement levels — Partial mastery
1 achievement level — Little or no mastery
Which grading system does this grading scale represent? - ANSWER-Standards-
based grading
How do standards-based grading systems support struggling students compared
to other common grading systems? - ANSWER-By allowing students to redo
lessons and assignments as many times as necessary
What is one difference between using criterion-referenced scoring in standards-
based grading systems as opposed to using norm-referenced scoring? - ANSWER-
Criterion-referenced scoring measures student progress toward mastery of
specific criteria, while norm-referenced scoring measures progress relative to
percentiles.
What is a criticism of standards-based grading systems? - ANSWER-They do not
reflect students' proficiency in soft skills such as time management and creativity.
Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading help
teachers avoid? - ANSWER-Tagging multiple standards
Which statement is a criticism of standards-based grading systems? - ANSWER-
Assessments are too narrowly focused.
How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers? - ANSWER-They help
teachers identify a small set of themes to focus on during instruction.
,An English language arts teacher is unpacking the following standard:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.10: "By the end of the year, read and comprehend
literature, including stories, dramas, and poems for grades 6-8 text complexity
band proficiently with scaffolding as needed, at the high end of the range"
(Common Core Standards Initiative, 2021).
Which terms reflect the content of the standard? - ANSWER-Stories, dramas,
poems
A teacher must determine a relevant focus statement based on this standard for a
U.S. history course:
"The student understands the differences between the economic, technological,
and human resources of both sides of a conflict."
Which focus statement reflects this standard? - ANSWER-Knows about the
materials that contributed to an event and its outcome
Which focus statement represents procedural knowledge? - ANSWER-Composes
sentences using a keyboard
Which focus statement represents declarative knowledge? - ANSWER-
Comprehends who the antagonist is in a short story
Which focus statement represents procedural knowledge? - ANSWER-Writes
Roman numerals from 1 to 100
, A 10th-grade world history teacher is reviewing the following standard for the
curriculum and making note of the measurement topics:
HSS-10.2.2: "List the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights
(1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration
of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791)"
(California Department of Education, 1998).
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? - ANSWER-Historical
documents
A high school theater arts teacher is reviewing the following standard for the
curriculum and making note of the measurement topics:
B.AE.1.2: "Explain how the major technical elements, such as sound, lights, set,
and costumes, are used to enhance formal or informal productions" (North
Carolina Essential Standards Theatre, 2019).
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? - ANSWER-Stage design
An eighth-grade social studies teacher is reviewing the following standard for the
curriculum and making note of the measurement topics:
INQ 9-12.5: "Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering
compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration multiple points of
view represented in the sources, the types of sources available, and the potential
uses of the sources" (Connecticut Social Studies Frameworks, 2015).
150 QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
What is a benefit of a standards-based grading system for high-achieving
students? - ANSWER-Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more
complex learning targets.
How is a narrative-based system different than a standards-based grading
system? - ANSWER-The standards-based grading system uses proficiency scores,
but the narrative grading system does not.
Which factor distinguishes norm-referenced grading from standards-based
grading? - ANSWER-Performance of the rest of the class
What is a benefit of using standards-based grading compared to norm-referenced
grading? - ANSWER-Standards-based grading is more focused on the learning
targets than norm-referenced grading.
Why do teachers only grade student work related to the achievement of learning
targets in standards-based grading systems? - ANSWER-Teachers are able to help
students focus on learning goals and track their progress.
A grading scale reflects the following details:
4 achievement levels — Advanced
3 achievement levels — Meets expectations
,2 achievement levels — Partial mastery
1 achievement level — Little or no mastery
Which grading system does this grading scale represent? - ANSWER-Standards-
based grading
How do standards-based grading systems support struggling students compared
to other common grading systems? - ANSWER-By allowing students to redo
lessons and assignments as many times as necessary
What is one difference between using criterion-referenced scoring in standards-
based grading systems as opposed to using norm-referenced scoring? - ANSWER-
Criterion-referenced scoring measures student progress toward mastery of
specific criteria, while norm-referenced scoring measures progress relative to
percentiles.
What is a criticism of standards-based grading systems? - ANSWER-They do not
reflect students' proficiency in soft skills such as time management and creativity.
Which problematic assessment practice does standards-based grading help
teachers avoid? - ANSWER-Tagging multiple standards
Which statement is a criticism of standards-based grading systems? - ANSWER-
Assessments are too narrowly focused.
How are measurement topics beneficial to teachers? - ANSWER-They help
teachers identify a small set of themes to focus on during instruction.
,An English language arts teacher is unpacking the following standard:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.10: "By the end of the year, read and comprehend
literature, including stories, dramas, and poems for grades 6-8 text complexity
band proficiently with scaffolding as needed, at the high end of the range"
(Common Core Standards Initiative, 2021).
Which terms reflect the content of the standard? - ANSWER-Stories, dramas,
poems
A teacher must determine a relevant focus statement based on this standard for a
U.S. history course:
"The student understands the differences between the economic, technological,
and human resources of both sides of a conflict."
Which focus statement reflects this standard? - ANSWER-Knows about the
materials that contributed to an event and its outcome
Which focus statement represents procedural knowledge? - ANSWER-Composes
sentences using a keyboard
Which focus statement represents declarative knowledge? - ANSWER-
Comprehends who the antagonist is in a short story
Which focus statement represents procedural knowledge? - ANSWER-Writes
Roman numerals from 1 to 100
, A 10th-grade world history teacher is reviewing the following standard for the
curriculum and making note of the measurement topics:
HSS-10.2.2: "List the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights
(1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration
of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791)"
(California Department of Education, 1998).
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? - ANSWER-Historical
documents
A high school theater arts teacher is reviewing the following standard for the
curriculum and making note of the measurement topics:
B.AE.1.2: "Explain how the major technical elements, such as sound, lights, set,
and costumes, are used to enhance formal or informal productions" (North
Carolina Essential Standards Theatre, 2019).
Which measurement topic aligns to the given standard? - ANSWER-Stage design
An eighth-grade social studies teacher is reviewing the following standard for the
curriculum and making note of the measurement topics:
INQ 9-12.5: "Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering
compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration multiple points of
view represented in the sources, the types of sources available, and the potential
uses of the sources" (Connecticut Social Studies Frameworks, 2015).
