WGU D293 Assessment and Learning Analytics Exam Questions and
Answers Western Governors University
1. answers the question: Diagnostic analyt-
"Why did it happen? ics
2. answers the question: Descriptive analyt-
"What happened? ics
3. answers the question: Predictive analyt-
"What is likely to happen?" ics
4. answers the question: Prescriptive ana-
"What should be done?" lytics
5. (a) A university publishes its graduation rate on its Prescriptive
website. The graduation rate is 5% lower than it was
last year. (b) Data indicate that the graduation rate
dropped mainly because of the pandemic. (c) Data
indicate that, due to the continuing strains and chal-
lenges from the pandemic, the university anticipates
lower graduation rates for the next two years. (d) To
support students toward their goal to graduation, data
suggest students need more faculty support than they
did prior to the pandemic so the university updates
their faculty support policies.
The statement labeled (d) is which type of data analyt-
ics?
6. (a) A university publishes its graduation rate on its Descriptive
website. The graduation rate is 5% lower than it was
last year. (b) Data indicate that the graduation rate
dropped mainly because of the pandemic. (c) Data
indicate that, due to the continuing strains and chal-
lenges from the pandemic, the university anticipates
lower graduation rates for the next two years. (d) To
support students toward their goal to graduation, data
suggest students need more faculty support than they
did prior to the pandemic so the university updates
their faculty support policies. The statement labeled
(a) is which type of data analytics?
, WGU D293 Assessment and Learning Analytics Exam Questions and
Answers Western Governors University
7. (a) A university publishes its graduation rate on its Predictive
website. The graduation rate is 5% lower than it was
last year. (b) Data indicate that the graduation rate
dropped mainly because of the pandemic. (c) Data
indicate that, due to the continuing strains and chal-
lenges from the pandemic, the university anticipates
lower graduation rates for the next two years. (d) To
support students toward their goal to graduation, data
suggest students need more faculty support than they
did prior to the pandemic so the university updates
their faculty support policies. The statement labeled
(c) is which type of data analytics?
8. (a) A university publishes its graduation rate on its Diagnostic
website. The graduation rate is 5% lower than it was
last year. (b) Data indicate that the graduation rate
dropped mainly because of the pandemic. (c) Data
indicate that, due to the continuing strains and chal-
lenges from the pandemic, the university anticipates
lower graduation rates for the next two years. (d) To
support students toward their goal to graduation, data
suggest students need more faculty support than they
did prior to the pandemic so the university updates
their faculty support policies.
The statement labeled (b) is which type of data analyt-
ics?
9. A website requires a specific version of a web browser Robust
to make use of its features. If a user doesn't or can't
use that browser, how can that user experience the
features of the site? This example presents a problem
with which principle?
10. A chart describes the change in a population over Perceivable
time. If a user cannot see the chart, how can she
understand the data? Which principle is considered
in this example?
11. A math teacher is instructing students on a 5-day unit Formative
on the Pythagorean theorem. The teacher wants to
, know how each student is progressing at the end of
each day and use that data to adjust instruction for
the following day. Which type of assessment should
the teacher use to obtain this information?
12. An instructor is developing a new set of training mod- Diagnostic
ules for a 3-day professional development seminar
for employees but is unsure which topics to cover.
Which of the following assessments would give the
instructor the most effective information on which
topics to include for the training?
13. After all teachers in a school completed a 5 hour pro- Summative
fessional development training on classroom man-
agement, a high school principal wants to understand
how much information his teachers have retained.
This will help him better understand how effective
the training was and what topics still need further in-
struction. Which of the following types of assessment
would be best for the principal to determine how well
his teachers have understood the content from the
training program?
14. A teacher assigns a 5th grade student an online read- Ipsative
ing software that provides different e-books with built
in assessments throughout. As the student progress-
es through a book, a learning quiz will pop up to
check for understanding. If the student gets the ques-
tion correct, the student will continue to progress on
through the e-book. However, if the student answers
incorrectly, the software will point the student directly
back to the previous chapter where the content from
the learning check was covered. Students get a gold
star for each learning check that they master, but will
lose that star if they answer the question incorrectly
and are forced to go back. Which type of assessment
is built into this reading software?
15. In a college biology course, students construct a mod- Create
el of the nervous system in the human body. The
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