Misleading the public understanding of assessment: Wilful or wrongful interpretation by government and media

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 128-138

  Mansell, Warwick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accountability; educational assessment; literacy; media interpretation; statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874472993     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: 14653915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03054985.2013.764758     Document Type: Article

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