Would the real gold standard please step forward?

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 213-226

  Baird, Jo Anne ^a   Cresswell, Mike ^a   Newton, Paul ^b  

^a Associated Examining Board   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Comparability; Criterion referencing; Examinations; Norm referencing; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000296113     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026715200402506     Document Type: Article

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