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scientific knowledge: Knowledge that provides people with the 
conceptual and technological tools to explain and describe how the 
world works. 
Scientific inquiry model of teaching: involves students into 
scientific activity during teaching process. 
scoring guide: A set of guidelines for rating student work. A 
scoring guide describes what is being assessed, provides a scoring 
scale, and helps the teacher or rater correctly place work on the 
scale. (See rubrics.) 
self-assessment: is judgements about his/her proficiency, i.e. 
the learners themselves evaluate their own performance, using clear 
criteria and weighting system agreed on beforehand. 
short-term memory: (also: processing memory) retains 
meaningful digest of the compressed information in the course of 
listening to provide for the consistent comprehension. 
simulation: is technique o replicate in the classroom real-world 
situations for the purposes of communicative language teaching. 
standardized tests: Assessments that are administered and 
scored in exactly the same way for all students. Traditional 
standardized tests are typically mass-produced and machine-scored; 
they are designed to measure skills and knowledge that are thought 
to be taught to all students in a fairly standardized way. Performance 
assessments also can be standardized if they are administered and 
scored in the same way for all students. 
standards: Statements of what students should know and be 
able to demonstrate. Various standards have been developed by 
national organizations, state departments of education, districts, and 
schools. 
stimulation: creating positive motivation of learning. 
streaming: dividing a class or a large group of students 
according to their language level.