12 Words to Support All Students with Assessments

Lori Weaver (United States of America)
12 Words. While this is not a "magic bullet" list to solve all standardized testing challenges, the words can unlock what the question is asking students to do.
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  1. trace
    an indication that something has been present
  2. analyze
    break down into components or essential features
  3. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  4. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  5. formulate
    prepare according to instructions
  6. describe
    give a statement representing something
  7. support
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
  8. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  9. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
  10. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  11. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  12. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
Created on Thu Oct 14 18:35:57 EDT 2010 (updated Thu Oct 14 18:36:51 EDT 2010)

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