Low examinee effort in low-stakes assessment: Problems and potential solutions

Educational Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Wise, Steven L ^a   DeMars, Christine E ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 17644372418     PISSN: 10627197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326977ea1001_1     Document Type: Article

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