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Assessment Targets & Content Topics  \n➢ Close Reading  \n➢ Specific Indicators with Item Examples  \n➢ General Strategies  \n➢ Resources  \n➢ Session Q&A  \n3  \nThe Life of an Item  \nDevelop Items & Passages  \nWrite Review/Edit Committee Review Review/Edit  \nExpert Review  \nField Test  \n& Analyze  \nConstruct Review Embed/Test Analyze Data Add to Bank  \nBuild/Publish Tests  \nConstruct Translate Review Publish Research  \nAssessment Targets & Content Topics  \nGED® Assessment Guide for Educators  \n[https://ged.com/wp-content/uploads/assessment_guide_for_educators_all_subjects.pdf](https://ged.com/wp-content/uploads/assessment_guide_for_educators_all_subjects.pdf)  \n•Science Guide: pages 135–179  \n•Science Assessment Targets: pages 138–142  \n•Science Content Topics: pages 145–146  \n5  \nAssessment Targets (Indicators)  \n6  \nContent Topics  \nThe content topics can be used as a study guide.  \n7  \nClose Reading  \n•Reading skills are a doorway to other skills.  \n•GED® 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