Varying perspectives and practices in formative and diagnostic assessment: A case study

Journal of Education for Teaching

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-151

  Scaife, Jon ^a   Wellington, Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formative diagnostic peer assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949562142     PISSN: 02607476     EISSN: 13600540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02607471003651656     Document Type: Article

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