Assessing the attainment of learner outcomes in natural science of the New South African curriculum

African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-24

  Hattingh, A ^a   Rogan, J M ^b   Aldous, C ^c   Howie, S ^a   Venter, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 77951237142     PISSN: 24697656     EISSN: 18117295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10288457.2005.10740573     Document Type: Article

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