The reliability of assessments

Assessment and Learning

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 243-263

  Black, Paul ^a   Wiliam, Dylan ^b  

^a University of London ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84873670797     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781446250808.n15     Document Type: Chapter

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