Enhancing teacher assessment practices in South African schools: Evaluation of the assessment resource banks

Education as Change

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-89

  Kanjee, Anil ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Assessment resource banks; Classroom assessment; Teacher assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960770958     PISSN: 16823206     EISSN: 19479417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16823200902940599     Document Type: Article

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