Ecological rationality in teachers' conceptions of assessment across samples from Cyprus and New Zealand

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 319-337

  Brown, Gavin Thomas Lumsden ^a   Michaelides, Michalis P ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cross culture comparison; Cyprus; Educational assessment; New Zealand; Survey research; Teacher beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857064013     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: 18785174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10212-010-0052-3     Document Type: Article

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