APA Standard 6 Assessment

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Standard #6 Assessment I understand that each student is different and that one test will not be able to assess full understanding. It is important to guide support and to monitor learning progress to help students develop as learners. This standard is significant to a teacher because it is assessing students’ comprehension and overall progress. It aids the teacher in scaffolding the student and creating appropriate activities to support the students’ learning process. Furthermore, the teacher can benefit and improve his or her teaching practices to better evaluate students effectively. The consequences of not knowing this standard are students not being able to fully demonstrate understanding because progress is not measured through multiple

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