Criterion referencing and the meaning of national curriculum assessment

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-140

  Sizmur, Steve ^a   Sainsbury, Marian ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Criterion referencing; National curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031512079     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8527.00041     Document Type: Article

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