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A. Formal assessment is otherwise known as preinstruction assessment.
B. Formal assessment provides information about how well students have mastered the learning material.
C. Teachers conduct formal assessment during the course of instruction.
D. Teachers decide how much time is needed to teach a unit when conducting formal assessment.


Answer: B

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