The concepts of assessment for learning, particularly the value of peer- and self-assessment of work coupled with explicit, written-down or recorded logs of learning, are not recognized as a valuable norm in, arguably, the majority of our planet's classrooms.

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Although IPCC officials claim the group relies solely on peer-reviewed material for its assessment reports, Laframboise audited the Fourth Assessment and found 21 of the 44 Fourth Assessment chapters contained at least 40 percent non-peer reviewed reference sources, often taking the form of student theses and advocacy papers published by environmental activist groups.

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It also called for policy discussions and decision-making "to be based upon objective assessment of peer-reviewed research results".

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Contrary assertions are inconsistent with an objective assessment of the vast body of peer-reviewed science.

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These conclusions are based on multiple independent lines of evidence, and contrary assertions are inconsistent with an objective assessment of the vast body of peer-reviewed science.

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The proposal, which also called for an independent review of the assessment plans, was put forward by crossbench peer Baroness Grey-Thompson during day four of report stage of the Welfare Reform Bill on 17 January 2012.

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Its latest assessment of the risks associated with BPA ignores all the peer-reviewed scientific papers on the subject, not to mention the conclusions drawn by the NIH and its Canadian counterpart.

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For the Fourth Assessment Report as a whole, more than 30 percent of the referenced sources were not peer-reviewed.

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