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This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. (or, “we’ve always done it that way”) One of the trickiest aspects of education is hard it is to measure performance. Gut feelings and anecdotes may “feel” correct, but can also be wildly…
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