COOPERATIVE TEST CONSTRUCTION: THE LAST TEMPTATION OF EDUCATIONAL REFORM?

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 213-228

  Sharifi Ashtiani, Nahid ^a   Babaii, Esmat ^b  

^a Khatam University   (Iran)

^b KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

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EID: 34548038148     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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