Assessing pre-university students through extended individual investigations: Teachers’ and examiners’ views

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 833-848

  Lubben, Fred ^a   Ramsden, Judith Bennett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 26244458046     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069980200706     Document Type: Article

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