Creativity in art: The feasibility of assessing current conceptions in the school context

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-192

  Beattie, Donna Kay ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34548095334     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713613331     Document Type: Article

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