There are no wrong answers: An investigation into the assessment of candidates' responses to essay-based examinations

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 395-422

  O'Donovan, Nick ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24944507358     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03054980500222114     Document Type: Article

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