D187 Assessment | Questions and Answers | 2025/2026
What is a benefit of a Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more complex
standards-based grading learning targets.
system for high-achieving
students?
How is a narrative-based The standards-based grading system uses proficiency
system different than a scores, but the narrative grading system does not.
standards-based grading
system?
Which factor distinguishes Performance of the rest of the class
norm- referenced grading from
standards-based grading?
What is a benefit of using Standards-based grading is more focused on the learning
standards-based grading targets than norm- referenced grading.
compared to norm-
referenced grading?
Why do teachers only grade Teachers are able to help students focus on learning goals and track
student work related to the their progress.
achievement of learning
targets in standards-based
grading systems?
A grading scale reflects the Standards-based grading
following details:
4 achievement levels — Advanced
,3 achievement levels — Meets
expectations 2 achievement
levels — Partial mastery1
achievement level — Little or
no mastery Which grading
system does this grading
scale represent?
How do standards-based By allowing students to redo lessons and assignments as many times as
grading systems support necessary
struggling students
compared to other common
grading systems?
, What is one difference Criterion-referenced scoring measures student progress
between using criterion- toward mastery of specific criteria, while norm-referenced
referenced scoring in scoring measures progress relative to percentiles.
standards- based grading
systems as opposed to
using norm-referenced
scoring?
What is a criticism of They do not reflect students' proficiency in soft skills such as
standards-based grading time management and creativity.
systems?
Which problematic assessment Tagging multiple standards
practice does standards-
based grading help teachers
avoid?
Which statement is a criticism Assessments are too narrowly focused.
of standards- based grading
systems?
How are measurement topics They help teachers identify a small set of themes to focus on during
beneficial to teachers? instruction.
An English language arts Stories, dramas, poems
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
What is a benefit of a Instruction can be easily adjusted to provide new, more complex
standards-based grading learning targets.
system for high-achieving
students?
How is a narrative-based The standards-based grading system uses proficiency
system different than a scores, but the narrative grading system does not.
standards-based grading
system?
Which factor distinguishes Performance of the rest of the class
norm- referenced grading from
standards-based grading?
What is a benefit of using Standards-based grading is more focused on the learning
standards-based grading targets than norm- referenced grading.
compared to norm-
referenced grading?
Why do teachers only grade Teachers are able to help students focus on learning goals and track
student work related to the their progress.
achievement of learning
targets in standards-based
grading systems?
A grading scale reflects the Standards-based grading
following details:
4 achievement levels — Advanced
,3 achievement levels — Meets
expectations 2 achievement
levels — Partial mastery1
achievement level — Little or
no mastery Which grading
system does this grading
scale represent?
How do standards-based By allowing students to redo lessons and assignments as many times as
grading systems support necessary
struggling students
compared to other common
grading systems?
, What is one difference Criterion-referenced scoring measures student progress
between using criterion- toward mastery of specific criteria, while norm-referenced
referenced scoring in scoring measures progress relative to percentiles.
standards- based grading
systems as opposed to
using norm-referenced
scoring?
What is a criticism of They do not reflect students' proficiency in soft skills such as
standards-based grading time management and creativity.
systems?
Which problematic assessment Tagging multiple standards
practice does standards-
based grading help teachers
avoid?
Which statement is a criticism Assessments are too narrowly focused.
of standards- based grading
systems?
How are measurement topics They help teachers identify a small set of themes to focus on during
beneficial to teachers? instruction.
An English language arts Stories, dramas, poems
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
