Western Governors University (WGU) EDUC6302 D187 Differentiated Instruction Practice Exam

Which statement describes how traditional response-code scoring works?

A student's score is based on all homework and test grades averaged cumulatively. The highest grade earned in a class is given a score of 100, then all other grades are calculated based on that adjustment. The teacher determines the percentage of available points a student earned on each section of a test and then translates that into a score on a proficiency scale. Each answer on a student's test is given a label, and the pattern of labels is used to determine the student's level of proficiency.

Correct Answer:

Each answer on a student's test is given a label, and the pattern of labels is used to determine the student's level of proficiency.

Explanation:

Response-code scoring relies on labeling each item response with a code that describes how the item was answered and what it reveals about the skill being measured. Each answer gets a code (such as correct, incorrect, or a more detailed category), and the overall interpretation comes from looking at the pattern of those codes across the entire test. This pattern shows where the student demonstrates mastery and where gaps exist, and that pattern is then mapped to a proficiency level on a standardized scale. In contrast, other approaches focus on averaging raw scores, scaling based on the highest grade, or translating sectional percentages, which don’t use the sequence of item-level labels to infer proficiency.

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