All the processes teachers use to make decisions about their students' learning progress is best described as:
a. classroom assessment.
b. formal measurement.
c. informal measurement.
d. formal evaluation.
Question 2
Which of the following best describes the difference between mastery-focused and performance-focused classroom environments?
a. High grades are more strongly emphasized in mastery-focused than in performance-focused classroom environments.
b. Assessment is more likely to be used to provide feedback about learning progress in mastery-focused than in performance-focused classroom environments.
c. Value is more likely to be placed on demonstrations of high ability in mastery-focused than in performance-focused classroom environments.
d. Ability is more likely to be viewed as fixed in mastery-focused than in performance-focused classroom environments.
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