Language Assessment: Diagnostic and Formative Assessment

The Handbook of Educational Linguistics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 469-482

  Huhta, Ari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Common european framework; Comprehension skills; Formative assessment; Informal observations; TOEFL

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859853713     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470694138.ch33     Document Type: Chapter

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