High-stakes testing in the warm heart of Africa: The challenges and successes of the Malawi National Examinations Board

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 12, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Chakwera, Elias ^a,b   Khembo, Dafter ^a,c,d,e   Sireci, Stephen G ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Domasi College of Education   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Malawi National Examinations Board   (Malawi)

^f Institute of Education ^*  (United States)

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EID: 4644269188     PISSN: 10682341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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