Some implications of expertise research for educational assessment

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-270

  Mislevy, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cognitive psychology; Expertise

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958140019     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671522.2010.498142     Document Type: Article

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