The assessment revolution that has passed England by: Rasch measurement

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 611-626

  Panayides, Panayiotis ^a   Robinsonb, Colin ^b   Tymms, Peter ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Freelance ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954606823     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920903018182     Document Type: Article

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