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Assessment via High-Stakes Testing

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Pedagogy and Content in Middle and High School Mathematics

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When you think of assessment, what comes to mind? Perhaps you think of a combination of quizzes, tests, problem-solving activities, explorations, creative design projects, or cumulative mathematics missions.

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  1. Texas A&M University, USA

    G. Donald Allen

  2. A. A. Ross Consulting and Research, USA

    Amanda Ross

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Ross, A. (2017). Assessment via High-Stakes Testing. In: Allen, G.D., Ross, A. (eds) Pedagogy and Content in Middle and High School Mathematics. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-137-7_39

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