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Official assessments are assessments, such as grading, grouping, placing, and promoting pupils, that teachers are required to carry out because of their official responsibilities.
OI is the abbreviations of Osteogenesis Imperfecta that referring to range of diseases caused by an abnormality in the collagen protein that the body requires for bones as well as other structures, such as teeth, ligaments and skin. The condition often leads to an increased likelihood of fractures, as well as fragile teeth, lax joints, bruising and blue or grey sclera (whites of eyes). Some people with brittle bone diseases develop deafness and some have short stature.
An Old sergeant syndrome consits of symptoms of psychological disturbance, including depression, anxiety and guilt, exhibited by noncommissioned officers in cohesive units that suffer heavy casualties. Strongly loyal to their
Old-old refer to those who have suffered major physical or mental decrements among the very old,.
Older adulthood refers to an era in the human life course that follows "middle adulthood" or "middle age". It is sometimes called "late adulthood" and includes those who are 65 years of age or older; encompasses distinctions within this era between the "young old", the "old old", and the "very old"