Which one of the following is the best example of dynamic assessment?
A) Mr. Thiessen asks Macy to show him how to use a microscope properly.
B) Ms. Ursinas asks her students to work in 3-person groups to write a paper describing the effects of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
C) Ms. Vincenti gives her students 20 multiple-choice questions; she then gives 20 additional, more difficult questions to students who've done very well on the first set, as a way of assessing the upper limits of their knowledge.
D) Mr. Warren observes and records how Erica's logical thinking changes over time as she experiments with a pendulum.

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Dynamic assessment involves observing and recording how an individual's cognitive processes change over time in response to learning opportunities or interventions. The scenario in option D, where Mr. Warren observes and records Erica's logical thinking as she experiments with a pendulum, best exemplifies a dynamic assessment. Options A, B, and C involve different forms of assessment but do not involve observing and recording changes in cognitive processes over time.

Which One of the Following Is the Best Example of Dynamic