Changing assessment: Washback on teacher perceptions and actions

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-271

  Cheng, Liying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0033112582     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-051X(98)00046-8     Document Type: Article

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