Educational assessment in Canada

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-210

  Volante, Louis ^a   Ben Jaafar, Sonia ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Aporia Consulting   (Canada)

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EID: 77950196186     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09695940802164226     Document Type: Article

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