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Teacher judgments of student achievement have a considerable impact on students’ learning experiences and educational trajectories. Also, many instructional decisions are determined by teachers’ subjective judgments of their students’ achievement. The ability to accurately gauge student outcomes is therefore one of the key characteristics of a good teacher.
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Südkamp, A., Kaiser, J., Möller, J. (2014). Teachers’ Judgments of Students’ Academic Achievement. In: Krolak-Schwerdt, S., Glock, S., Böhmer, M. (eds) Teachers’ Professional Development. The Future of Education Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-536-6_2
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