Role and purpose of standards in the context of national curriculum and assessment reform for accountability, improvement and equity in student learning

Curriculum Perspectives

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 37-47

  Wyatt Smith, Claire ^a   Klenowski, Val ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 78149490878     PISSN: 01597868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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