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Describe the 4 major components of assessment Purpose, Measurement, Evaluation and Usage and how are these components essential to the overall assessment of students regarding achievement and success.

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The purpose of an assessment has four major components.
1. Reliability - This component is imperative in assessment terms. Assessments administered need to be explicit to the students with its goals. To help with reliability, some sample cases should be used before giving the actual assessment.
2. Validity - It is important to make sure the assessment given actually examines its intended purpose.
3. Relevance and transferability ...

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