Teachers' estimates of candidates' grades: Curriculum 2000 advanced level qualifications

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-88

  Dhillon, Debra ^a,b  

^a Assess and Qualifications Alliance ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Assessment and Qualifications Alliance   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 13244277566     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192052000310038     Document Type: Review

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