Assessment literacy for the language classroom

Language Assessment Quarterly

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-132

  Fulcher, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84862114248     PISSN: 15434303     EISSN: 15434311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15434303.2011.642041     Document Type: Article

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