Self-assessment in a technology-supported environment: the case of grade 9 geography

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-199

  Ross, John A ^a   Starling, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84873458946     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09695940802164218     Document Type: Article

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