A Current Trend Is for Students to Be Evaluated to Determine

A current trend is for students to be evaluated to determine whether they demonstrate competence in the actual client care environment or with a standardized patient. This process occurs in addition to or instead of traditional pencil-and-paper evaluations. This type of evaluation is referred to as:

A) core practice competencies.
B) continuing competence.
C) distance learning.
D) performance-based assessment.