Three methods for the assessment of communication skills

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 543-555

  Smit, G N ^a   Van Der Molen, H T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0030351902     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1996.tb01219.x     Document Type: Article

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