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The Five-Paragraph Theme Teaches Beyond the Test, by Bruce Bowles, Jr.

Kyle Stedman reads "The Five-Paragraph Theme Teaches Beyond the Test" by Bruce Bowles, Jr. Audio and text of this section are available below.

Chapter keywords: assessment washback, curriculum, five-paragraph theme, interrater reliability, localized assessment, portfolio assessment, standardized testing, validity

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