Assessment policy and practice in higher education: Purpose, standards and equity

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 307-324

  Leathwood, Carole ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749622638     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930500063876     Document Type: Article

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