How reliable is marking in GCSE English?

English in Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-67

  Fowles, Diana ^a  

^a Assessment and Qualifications Alliance   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mark schemes; Marking reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958590056     PISSN: 04250494     EISSN: 17548845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-8845.2009.01032.x     Document Type: Article

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