National curriculum assessments and programmes of study: Validity and impact

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 129-141

  Wiliam, Dylan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030557308     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192960220109     Document Type: Article

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