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<p>of students.</p>

<p>The final purpose of assessment practices in education depends on the theoretical framework of practitioners and researchers, their assumptions and beliefs about the nature of the human mind, the origin of knowledge, and the process of learning.</p>

<p><big>Types</big></p>
<p>The term assessment generally refers to all activities teachers use to help students learn and gauge student progress. Assessment can be divided for the sake of convenience using the following categorizations:<br/>
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