John notes that the next section is specific to the organizational philosophy and has a four-point ordinal scale that describes performance from "always meets expectations" to "does not meet expectations."
This type of evaluation is most commonly known as:
a. A behavior-anchored rating scale.
b. Management by objectives/learning goals.
c. The forced distribution scale.
d. A graphic rating scale.
ANS: D
Graphic rating scales are commonly used in evaluation and reflect generalizations rather than specific behaviors.
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