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–12)Subt
est1
Subar
eaI
.1
.St
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Pedag
ogy
:Sec
ondar
y(Gr
ades5
–12)Subt
est2
Subar
eaI
.1
.As
ses
sment
,Ins
truc
tion,
andDi
sci
pli
nar
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ter
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oustypesofassess
ment;t
her elat
ionsh
ipbetweenas s
essment
,
inst
ructi
on,andlear
ning;andtheuseofas
ses smenttoensur
es tudent
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onti
nuous
developmentandachievementofdefi
nedstandardsandgoals.
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rati
ngknowl edgeoft hecharact
eris
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s,uses,advantages, and
li
mitati
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ormalas sessment( e.g.
,
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teri
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io,t
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ation,peer
assessment,studentself-
as s
essment)
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rat
ingknowl
edgeofmeas urementth
eory,centr
alconc
eptsin
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idi
ty,rel
iabi
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ffer
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uation,andtherol
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learni
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comparing,screening,diagnosi
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mentsfor
studentswit
hvari
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tudentswi
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rat
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ver
yandhowt
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hatpromot
eslearningandachi
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ati
ngknowl edgeoff act
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