Impact of a public english examination change on students' perceptions and attitudes toward their english learning

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 279-301

  Cheng, Liying ^a  

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EID: 0032337669     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-491X(98)00018-2     Document Type: Article

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