The place of formative evaluations in assessment and ways to reap their benefits

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 385-394

  Nuhfer, Edward B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Education general; Education geoscience; Education testing and evaluation; Education undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001297901     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-44.4.385     Document Type: Article

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