Upper secondary Bruneian science students' perceptions of assessment

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1261-1280

  Dhindsa, Harkirat S ^a   Omar, Khalid ^b   Waldrip, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b Ministry of Education   (Brunei Darussalam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 34447298349     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690600991149     Document Type: Article

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