Tests in life and learning: A deathly dialogue

Educational Philosophy and Theory

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 407-417

  Fulcher, Glenn ^a,b   Davidson, Fred ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational assessment; Examinations; Formative assessment; Language learning; Language testing; Social impact of assessment; Standardized testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349187173     PISSN: 00131857     EISSN: 14695812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2007.00358.x     Document Type: Article

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