A blueprint for skills assessment in higher education

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 353-367

  James, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1642349550     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026029300449254     Document Type: Article

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