Improving teachers' assessment literacy through professional development

Teaching Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-276

  Koh, Kim H ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Authentic assessment; Professional development; Teachers' assessment literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051701203     PISSN: 10476210     EISSN: 14701286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10476210.2011.593164     Document Type: Article

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