Grasping the TLRP nettle: Preliminary analysis and some enduring issues surrounding the improvement of learning outcomes

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-30

  James, Mary ^a   Brown, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Learning outcomes; Metaphors of learning; Research methodology; Sector differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 29744455288     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958517042000336782     Document Type: Article

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