A brief history of a testing time: National curriculum assessment in England 1989-2008

Educational Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-159

  Whetton, Chris ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Assessment policy; National Curriculum; SATs; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249211168     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: 14695847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131880902891222     Document Type: Article

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