A social constructivist assessment process model: How the research literature shows us this could be best practice

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-240

  Rust, Chris ^a   O'Donovan, Berry ^a   Price, Margaret ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33751081344     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930500063819     Document Type: Article

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