WGU D659 OA & PA NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK| D659
ASSESSING AND MONITORING STUDENT LEARNING
EXAM PREP WITH COMPLETE 200 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+
1. When a teacher uses quick exit tickets at the end of a lesson
to check for student understanding and adjust the next lesson
accordingly, what type of assessment is this?
A) Summative assessment
B) Norm-referenced assessment
C) Formative assessment
D) Diagnostic assessment
Answer: C
Rationale: Formative assessment is used during instruction to
provide ongoing feedback that teachers can use to adjust their
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,teaching and students can use to improve their learning. Exit
tickets are brief, frequent, and inform immediate instructional
decisions. Summative assessments occur at the end of a unit.
Norm-referenced assessments compare students to peers.
Diagnostic assessments are given before instruction to identify
prior knowledge .
2. A district administers an annual standardized reading test to
determine how well schools are meeting state benchmarks at the
end of the year. What kind of assessment is this best described
as?
A) Summative assessment
B) Formative assessment
C) Informal assessment
D) Ipsative assessment
Answer: A
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,Rationale: Summative assessment evaluates student learning at
the conclusion of an instructional period (end of year, end of unit)
against a standard or benchmark. These high-stakes tests
measure cumulative knowledge and are used for accountability.
Formative assessments are ongoing and low-stakes. Informal
assessments are unstructured observations. Ipsative assessment
compares performance to one's own past performance .
3. A teacher administers a brief survey on the first day of school
to find out which students already know how to multiply fractions.
This is an example of:
A) Summative assessment
B) Formative assessment
C) Diagnostic assessment
D) Benchmark assessment
Answer: C
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, Rationale: Diagnostic assessments are given before instruction to
identify students' prior knowledge, misconceptions, and skill gaps.
This allows teachers to plan instruction that meets students where
they are. Summative occurs after instruction; formative occurs
during; benchmark is periodic progress monitoring .
4. Ms. Rios gives a weekly spelling test every Friday that counts
toward report card grades. This test is best classified as:
A) Formative
B) Summative
C) Ipsative
D) Diagnostic
Answer: B
Rationale: Summative assessments evaluate learning at the end
of an instructional period (week, unit, semester) and contribute to
final grades. Even though it occurs weekly, because it is graded
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ASSESSING AND MONITORING STUDENT LEARNING
EXAM PREP WITH COMPLETE 200 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+
1. When a teacher uses quick exit tickets at the end of a lesson
to check for student understanding and adjust the next lesson
accordingly, what type of assessment is this?
A) Summative assessment
B) Norm-referenced assessment
C) Formative assessment
D) Diagnostic assessment
Answer: C
Rationale: Formative assessment is used during instruction to
provide ongoing feedback that teachers can use to adjust their
1
,teaching and students can use to improve their learning. Exit
tickets are brief, frequent, and inform immediate instructional
decisions. Summative assessments occur at the end of a unit.
Norm-referenced assessments compare students to peers.
Diagnostic assessments are given before instruction to identify
prior knowledge .
2. A district administers an annual standardized reading test to
determine how well schools are meeting state benchmarks at the
end of the year. What kind of assessment is this best described
as?
A) Summative assessment
B) Formative assessment
C) Informal assessment
D) Ipsative assessment
Answer: A
2
,Rationale: Summative assessment evaluates student learning at
the conclusion of an instructional period (end of year, end of unit)
against a standard or benchmark. These high-stakes tests
measure cumulative knowledge and are used for accountability.
Formative assessments are ongoing and low-stakes. Informal
assessments are unstructured observations. Ipsative assessment
compares performance to one's own past performance .
3. A teacher administers a brief survey on the first day of school
to find out which students already know how to multiply fractions.
This is an example of:
A) Summative assessment
B) Formative assessment
C) Diagnostic assessment
D) Benchmark assessment
Answer: C
3
, Rationale: Diagnostic assessments are given before instruction to
identify students' prior knowledge, misconceptions, and skill gaps.
This allows teachers to plan instruction that meets students where
they are. Summative occurs after instruction; formative occurs
during; benchmark is periodic progress monitoring .
4. Ms. Rios gives a weekly spelling test every Friday that counts
toward report card grades. This test is best classified as:
A) Formative
B) Summative
C) Ipsative
D) Diagnostic
Answer: B
Rationale: Summative assessments evaluate learning at the end
of an instructional period (week, unit, semester) and contribute to
final grades. Even though it occurs weekly, because it is graded
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