Local Versus Standardized Content Assessment: Some Management Implications, or Why Bother?

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 249-257

  Smith, Lois J ^a   Clements, Christine ^a   Olson, Janet E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

accreditation; assessment; capstone exams; content assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 81055131558     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320903449485     Document Type: Article

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