Teaching to the test: Science or intuition?

Educational Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-273

  Sturman, Linda ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coaching; National tests; Revision; SATs; Teaching to the test; Test preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242679387     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013188032000137256     Document Type: Review

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