Do assessment methods matter? A sensitivity test

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 387-401

  Tian, Xiaowen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77958488407     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930600898460     Document Type: Article

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