... of benefits for teachers and their students when they start using continuous assessment in their classroom. The following is a sample of the benefits and reasons this type of assessment is so useful: 1) PROVIDES INFORMATION TO REPORT STUDENTS' PROGRESS While the main purpose of using continuous assessment techniques is to inform decision making and professional practice, there is a ... assessment is lack of funds. Money will be needed to buy textbooks that are relevant to the syllabus, stationeries, equipment and book shelves for record keeping. The absence of all these materials will po...

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... From the start, most infants are social beings. Early in life, they gaze at people, turn toward voices, endearingly grasp a finger, and even smile. In contrast, most children with autism seem to have tremendous difficulty learning to engage in the give-and-take of everyday human interaction. The disorder described above is a developmental disability of the brain that typically affects a person's ability to communicate ... do not seek out other children for play activities. In sever cases, the child may not even be aware of the presence of other individuals. Autistic individuals must be ...

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... , a personality disorder, attention deficit disorder, or another of the anxiety disorders. Co-existing disorders can make OCD more difficult both to diagnose and to treat. Several medicines are available to treat OCD. These medicines include: Anafranil, Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox. These drugs can cause side effects such as dry mouth ... symptoms of OCD go away. OCD can start at any time from preschool age to adulthood. One third to one half of adults with OCD report that it started during childhood. Unfortunately, it usually goes unrecognized. On average people with OCD see three to fo...

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