WGU D188 Objective Assessment Study Guide

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johnfarrar182Preview Educational Leadership Teacher 55 terms Amber_Lewandowski... Preview teaching readings 248 terms briannawubbePreview Compr 50 terms bob Describe Standard Based Grading· Standards-based grading is a form of grading that breaks down key content into learning targets that should be mastered, measured, and used to provide students feedback. It emphasizes learning and mastery Describe commonly used grading systems.· Common grading systems typically average a large number of grades over the course of the year.· They grade for content other than mastery which leads to subjectivity · Uses percentage of correct answers and singular scores to communicate Describe standards referenced grading systems. using the learning standards to guide what is taught and assessed in schools.What is a standards referenced assessment?A standards referenced assessment is a criterion referenced assessment where the standards are used as the criterion.What are the advantages of standards-based grading? · Improved and specific feedback on specific skills · Increased student ownership of education · More relevant instruction guided by assessments · Improved intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivation · Removes testing fear · Enables accurate measurement of learning What are the challenges and criticisms of standards- based grading systems?· Training and change management · Communicating with key stakeholders · Managing diverse mastery levels in a classroom · Varied Implementation · Devaluing other responsibilities What is declarative knowledge?declarative knowledge is knowledge that an individual should know in relation to a standard.

What is procedural knowledge?Procedural knowledge is actions that an individual should be able to execute.What are the steps to unpacking a standard?1) Identify content and skills, procedural and declarative knowledge.2) Identify the learning target type, is it declarative or procedural?3) Identify the big ideas inherent into the standard 4) Develop essential questions to guide inquiry into the standard?What are focus statements?standards that are rewritten to focus on specific content, removing examples, etc.Measurement topicsMeasurement topics are general categories containing focus statements that are translated from focus statements. They are assessed multiple times throughout the instructional period to determine mastery and growth.What is the purpose of focus statements and measurement topics?They guide instruction and assessments How do you write focus statements based on standards? To write focus statements, identify the knowledge type being discussed. Identify procedural or declarative. Once done, simplify by focusing on the skills or concepts by removing all the examples and elaborations provided by the standard.What are three criteria for measurement topics? -they must be able to be assessed multiple times -must encompass the essence of a standard -must be clear enough for proficiency scales to be used What are two problematic practices in creating assessments?-tagging multiple standards -inadequate sampling of items.What is the purpose of a proficiency scale on assessments?· help teachers communicate what students should know and do, they can be used to clarify learning targets set learning goals convey growth in achievement indicate areas of need and guide instruction/ assessment creation How to design proficiency scales for 3.0 and 4.0 knowledge?Use the standard to guide your 3.0 standard explanation. Create your focus statement. Your 2.0 standard references primarily your ability to recognize key vocabulary related to the standard and to use key knowledge, one step lower in the hierarchy versus the 4.0 which is a new and novel application which exists one step above in the relevant knowledge hierarchy What are parallel assessments?Multiple assessments given over the course of a set period of time to measure mastery over time. Each assessment should be equivalent in difficulty and be unidimensional, covering the same singular dimension.How would you go about creating an assessment blueprint for various levels of difficulty?To begin, generate the proficiency scale. Once the proficiency scale has been generated, you will then identify which item types will be essential for each level of the proficiency scale. Once done, identify the number of items that will be used for each component on the assessment to adequately determine mastery. Last, begin creation of high quality item types for each level on the proficiency scale.

Besides standard testing, what are additional testing methodologies that can be incorporated in tests?Performance tasks, probing discussions, checklists, observations, student generated assessments, student self-assessments.Identify 4 key guidelines to follow when designing assessments.1) use assessment method that aligns with learning target 2)Sample enough evidence by using adequate sample size.3) Use high quality assessment items 4) use minimal bias, try to identify bias What factors may lead to not enough evidence being collected?-Inadequate testing time -scope of learning target -scope of instructional decisions being made from the assessment.What is response-code scoring?A version where questions are tagged according to whether they are C, I, or HP, or LP dependent on how correct the responses are. Based on this, patterns in the quantity of correct answers are looked for to determine student proficiency?What is point scoring?Point scoring is identifying correct and incorrect responses and then totaling them up to determine a percentage of points earned to then compare against a cut score to determine proficiency.What is the method of mounting evidence?In the method of mounting evidence, a student's score is evaluated by comparing it to scoring patterns over time and most common patterns. They then predict the student's true score and compare it to the score received on the most recent assessment.Linear mathematical modelPlots student growth on a linear pathway to estimate student growth based on scores on performance tasks curvilinearPlots student growth by assuming that, over time, growth shortens out for the student.Averagetakes average of scores, but assumes no growth over time Decaying averageA form of modeling where more recent scores weigh heavier into the average to determine a student's score.Marzano's true score calculatorUtilizes a best fit model to determine which one had the lowest error rate which can then determine the student's proficiency over time.Mathematical models can be used to...predict a student's true scores over the course of a period of time.Other factors to condsideroutliers and student subgroups