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Assessment is broadly defined as the activities teachers assign to learners to diagnose their learning proficiency or achievement for the purpose of directing and influencing the teaching-learning experience.
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Al-Mahrooqi, R. (2017). Introduction: EFL Assessment: Back in Focus. In: Al-Mahrooqi, R., Coombe, C., Al-Maamari, F., Thakur, V. (eds) Revisiting EFL Assessment. Second Language Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32601-6_1
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