An Advantage of Performance-Based Assessments Over Achievement Tests Is That

question 6

Multiple Choice

An advantage of performance-based assessments over achievement tests is that they can be used to evaluate

• A) the attitudes of students
• B) both the process and product of a task
• C) the reading skills of students
• D) the level of a student's knowledge

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Definitions:

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without apparent reinforcement but is not demonstrated until an incentive is provided.

Traumatic Amnesia

Memory loss following a traumatic event, where the individual may be unable to recall important personal information or details of the trauma.

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where unwanted or distressing thoughts and memories are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.

Anterograde Amnesia

A memory deficit suffered after some kinds of brain damage, in which the patient seems unable to form new explicit memories; however, memories acquired before the injury are spared.