Learning-oriented assessment: Conceptual bases and practical implications

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-66

  Carless, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33847169537     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: 14703300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14703290601081332     Document Type: Review

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