An instrument to audit teachers' use of assessment for learning

Irish Educational Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 217-232

  Lysaght, Zita ^a   O'Leary, Michael ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

assessment audit instruments; assessment for learning; audit instrument; formative assessment; teacher professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879694380     PISSN: 03323315     EISSN: 17474965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03323315.2013.784636     Document Type: Article

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