Secondary teachers' classroom assessment and grading practices

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-32

  McMillan, James H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842746836     PISSN: 07311745     EISSN: 17453992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3992.2001.tb00055.x     Document Type: Article

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