New Zealand's standard-based assessment for secondary schools (NCEA): Implications for policy makers

Asia Pacific Journal of Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-165

  Shulruf, Boaz ^a   Hattie, John ^a   Tumen, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Modelling; NCEA; Secondary school; Standard based assessment; University admission policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954044593     PISSN: 02188791     EISSN: 17426855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02188791003721598     Document Type: Article

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