A developmental approach to mathematics testing for university admissions and course placement

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-91

  Haeck, Wim ^a,c   Yeld, Nan ^a   Conradie, Jurie ^b   Robertson, Neill ^b   Shall, Adrienne ^a,d  

^a Alternative Admissions Research Project

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Idasa   (South Africa)

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EID: 0347124617     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002974021690     Document Type: Article

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