The Internationalization of Test Reviewing: Trends, Differences, and Results

International Journal of Testing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-156

  Evers, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

test quality; test review; test review model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860345098     PISSN: 15305058     EISSN: 15327574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15305058.2012.658932     Document Type: Article

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