DLM Linkage Levels 2

Question 1

What does the term 'Distal Precursor' mean in the context of DLM linkage levels?

Accepted Answer

A skill far from but prerequisite to the Target level

Answer

Distal Precursor refers to prerequisite skills that are further removed from the Target level than Proximal Precursor, representing an intermediate step in the learning progression.

Question 2

Which sequence correctly orders DLM linkage levels from most foundational to most advanced?

Accepted Answer

Initial Precursor → Distal Precursor → Proximal Precursor → Target → Successor

Answer

The five DLM linkage levels progress from most foundational to most advanced: Initial Precursor, Distal Precursor, Proximal Precursor, Target, Successor.

Question 3

How does DLM assign students to an appropriate linkage level for assessment?

Accepted Answer

Through a computer-adaptive system that adjusts based on prior performance

Answer

DLM uses a computer-adaptive model that uses evidence from earlier testlets to route students to testlets at the most appropriate linkage level.

Question 4

In DLM, the First Contact survey helps educators accomplish which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Gather information to help determine an appropriate starting linkage level

Answer

The First Contact survey collects data on student skills and characteristics that the system uses to establish an initial linkage level for each Essential Element.

Question 5

What is the relationship between linkage levels and Essential Elements in DLM?

Accepted Answer

Each Essential Element has multiple linkage levels representing a progression of skills

Answer

Every Essential Element in DLM has a set of five linkage levels, each describing skills at a different point along the learning progression toward that element's grade-level standard.

(DLM) Dynamic Learning Maps Practice Test

(DLM) Dynamic Learning Maps Practice Test

DLM Linkage Levels 2