Measuring the Degree of Implementation of School-based Assessment Schemes for Practical Science

Research in Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 375-389

  Cheung, Derek ^a   Hattie, John ^b   Bucat, Robert ^c   Douglas, Graham ^c  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0002396474     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02357450     Document Type: Article

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