WGU D293 Assessment and Learning
Analytics Exam Test Questions and
Answers Western Governors University
The parents of an elementary school student are concerned that their child
is being bullied and decide to contact the principal for more information.
They ask to review the discipline records of the two students in their child's
class to determine if the students have histories of bullying behavior. Which
ethical consideration should lead the principal to deny this request?
✔✔Discipline records are confidential and private.
A state board of education requires that all schools in the state determine
the languages spoken in student homes to identify their language needs. In
one elementary school, data from a "Home Language Survey" indicate that
11% of students speak a language other than English in their homes. The
school's principal asks an English language teaching specialist to administer
an English language proficiency (ELP) assessment to determine whether
these students are eligible for language support services in school.Did the
,principal fulfill the ethical obligation to act on the knowledge about students
that was gained through the initial survey?
✔✔Yes, the principal attempted to gather additional information to
understand the students' specific needs.
In an online college speech course, an instructor encourages students to
work with their peers to develop speech topics and to rehearse their speeches.
How could this instructor use diagnostic learning analytics to determine
whether students are participating in group work?
✔✔By identifying the number and type of student interactions
Following a teacher's presentation of a science lesson, students access an
online module that reviews the content presented and captures their
responses to related questions. After reviewing the students' responses, the
teacher determines that most students have not correctly answered
questions associated with the lesson's learning objective. How could the
,teacher use prescriptive learning analytics for the purpose of creating a
modified version of this lesson that will have a greater impact on this same
group of students?
✔✔By using the identified weaknesses of the students' collective
performance to adapt the original lesson presented
Learning analytics from an online course indicate that some students are
successfully completing discussion board assignments and exams without
first reading the course materials in the modules. How can the learning
analytics data be interpreted for the purpose of adjusting this course?
✔✔The data indicate that the course materials should be better aligned
with the assignments and assessment activities.
Students in an introduction to philosophy class are struggling to
understand the complex information provided in the course readings. The
students' instructor asks teaching assistants to facilitate tutoring sessions so
, students can receive support while completing their reading assignments.
How can this instructor use learning analytics for the purpose of
determining the impact of the tutoring sessions on the students'
comprehension of course readings?
✔✔By comparing the students' grades from before and after the tutoring
sessions
A teacher of a first-year German class is interested in determining the
impact of using online learning games on vocabulary knowledge. How could
this teacher use learning analytics with the purpose of determining the
efficacy of the learning games?
✔✔By comparing assessment scores from students who did and did not
use the online learning games
Employees in an organization are not completing a training course on their
first attempt, resulting in additional costs for the organization. A training
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