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WGU D184 STANDARDS-BASED
ASSESSMENT
Proficiency,Scales,-,ans-
✔✔Measure,student,achievement,of,knowledge,and,skills,in,standards,over,time.
Half,Point,Score,Values,-,ans-
✔✔Used,in,proficiency,scales,for,mastery,at,one,level,,but,does,not,meet,all,of,the,criteria,f
or,the,next,level.
Generic,Scale,-,ans-✔✔Used,for,every,topic,where,students,are,rated,1-
4,based,on,their,knowledge.,These,are,not,topic-
specific;,for,example,,a,level,3,is,on,grade,level,,but,no,other,specific,information,is,provide
d.
Consistency,of,Behavior,-,ans-
✔✔Not,to,be,used,on,a,proficiency,scale,,as,this,is,a,qualifying,type,of,scale,which,uses,the
,words,sometimes,,always,,seldom,etc.
Definitional,Declarative,Knowledge,-,ans-
✔✔Defining,characteristics,of,something,,describe,or,explain
Cognitive,Analysis,Declarative,Knowledge,-,ans-✔✔Determining,,organizing,,analysis
Mental,Procedural,Knowledge,-,ans-✔✔Skills,or,processes,,evaluates
Parallel,Assessments,-,ans-✔✔Monitor,students,growth,on,the,same,skills,multiple,times.
Assessment,Blueprint,-,ans-
✔✔Created,to,ensure,assessments,are,aligned,with,learning,targets.
Method,of,Mounting,Evidence,-,ans-
✔✔Determine,what,the,students',summative,score,should,be,based,on,prior,patterns,of,sc
ores.
True,score,-,ans-
✔✔Recognizes,that,there,is,some,inherent,error,on,a,test,,its',an,estimation,,the,true,level,
of,understanding
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WGU D184 STANDARDS-BASED

ASSESSMENT

Proficiency,Scales,-,ans- ✔✔Measure,student,achievement,of,knowledge,and,skills,in,standards,over,time. Half,Point,Score,Values,-,ans- ✔✔Used,in,proficiency,scales,for,mastery,at,one,level,,but,does,not,meet,all,of,the,criteria,f or,the,next,level. Generic,Scale,-,ans-✔✔Used,for,every,topic,where,students,are,rated,1- 4 ,based,on,their,knowledge.,These,are,not,topic- specific;,for,example,,a,level, 3 ,is,on,grade,level,,but,no,other,specific,information,is,provide d. Consistency,of,Behavior,-,ans- ✔✔Not,to,be,used,on,a,proficiency,scale,,as,this,is,a,qualifying,type,of,scale,which,uses,the ,words,sometimes,,always,,seldom,etc. Definitional,Declarative,Knowledge,-,ans- ✔✔Defining,characteristics,of,something,,describe,or,explain Cognitive,Analysis,Declarative,Knowledge,-,ans-✔✔Determining,,organizing,,analysis Mental,Procedural,Knowledge,-,ans-✔✔Skills,or,processes,,evaluates Parallel,Assessments,-,ans-✔✔Monitor,students,growth,on,the,same,skills,multiple,times. Assessment,Blueprint,-,ans- ✔✔Created,to,ensure,assessments,are,aligned,with,learning,targets. Method,of,Mounting,Evidence,-,ans- ✔✔Determine,what,the,students',summative,score,should,be,based,on,prior,patterns,of,sc ores. True,score,-,ans- ✔✔Recognizes,that,there,is,some,inherent,error,on,a,test,,its',an,estimation,,the,true,level, of,understanding

Observed,Score,-,ans-✔✔=,True,Score,+,Error,Score Aberrant,pattenrs,-,ans- ✔✔you,need,to,determine,if,the,pattern,is,reliable,or,if,the,student,was,having,a,bad,day,etc . Standards,Referenced,Grading,Systems,-,ans- ✔✔students,demonstrate,learning,outcomes,based,on,standards. Standards-Based,Grading,-,ans-✔✔one,standard,is,assessed,at,a,time Standards-Based,Grading,-,ans- ✔✔Assessment,results,do,not,contain,content,outside,of,the,stated,standard. Measurement,Topics,-,ans-✔✔They,help,identify,content,and,skills,to,be,tested. Measurement,Topics,-,ans-✔✔Concepts Declarative,Knowledge,-,ans-✔✔Understanding,concepts,without,application Procedural,Knowledge,-,ans- ✔✔Demonstration,is,a,method,of,illustrating,procedural,knowledge Parallel,Assessments,-,ans- ✔✔given,to,measure,student,progress,on,one,standard,over,time Unidimensionality,-,ans-✔✔Parallel,Assessments Parallel,Assessments,-,ans- ✔✔remove,much,of,the,error,from,student,scores,to,provide,a,true,score Point,Scoring,Method,-,ans- ✔✔It,is,used,to,determine,the,percentage,of,available,points,a,student,earned,on,sections, of,a,test,,which,is,translated,into,a,score,on,a,proficiency,scale Response,Code,Scoring,-,ans- ✔✔Each,student,answer,is,marked,with,labels,,and,the,pattern,of,labels,is,then,examined,t o,determine,the,student's,level,of,proficiency. method,of,mounting,evidence,-,ans- ✔✔It,estimates,summative,scores,over,time,based,on,observed,patterns

Assessment,blueprint,-,ans- ✔✔creates,consistency,and,connection,between,assessment,items,and,corresponding,co mplexity,levels,from,the,proficiency,scale,to,which,the,assessment,will,be,aligned How,do,proficiency,scales,address,weaknesses,in,standardized,performance,assessment s?,-,ans-✔✔By,providing,specific,feedback,to,students parallel,assessments,-,ans- ✔✔They,assess,the,full,scope,of,a,standard,or,learning,objective. standard,four-point,proficiency,scale,-,ans- ✔✔Include,a,decreasing,number,of,items,for,each,level,as,complexity,increases Item,types,-,ans-✔✔component,of,an,assessment,blueprint,increases,complexity A,screener,-,ans- ✔✔should,be,included,in,the,assessment,blueprint,to,ensure,the,proper,complexity,levels, are,assessed,for,each,student Summative,Score,-,ans-✔✔Most,frequent,score,used,on,method,of,mounting,evidence mathematical,models,used,in,standards-based,grading,-,ans- ✔✔To,estimate,student,true,summative,scores True,Scores,-,ans- ✔✔True,scores,are,accurate,measures,of,student,knowledge,,but,efforts,should,be,made,t o,reduce,assessment,errors Decaying,Average,-,ans- ✔✔a,calculation,method,that,places,more,weight,on,recently,scored,materials Proficiency,Scale,-,ans-✔✔allow,multiple,formative,scores,to,estimate,a,summative,score.