Language background and assessment in the physical sciences

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-65

  Logan, Peter ^a   Hazel, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 27944472119     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0260293990240105     Document Type: Article

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