Attitudes to the use of alternative assessment methods in mathematics: A study with secondary mathematics teachers in Sydney, Australia

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-44

  Watt, Helen M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative assessment; Attitudes; Mathematics teachers; Secondary school; Sydney Australia

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444417443     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-005-3228-z     Document Type: Article

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