Considering alternatives to national assessment arrangements in England: Possibilities and opportunities

Educational Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-245

  Green, Sylvia ^a   Oates, Tim ^a  

^a University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Formative assessment; Management of change; National assessment; National standards; Purposes of assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249232211     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: 14695847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131880902891503     Document Type: Article

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