A linguistic perspective on multiple choice questioning

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-119

  Paxton, Moragh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0142077235     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713611429     Document Type: Article

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