Assessment for learning and Teacher Learning Communities: UK teachers' experiences

Teaching Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 327-344

  Hargreaves, Eleanore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment for learning; collaboration; continuing professional development; critical reflection; Teacher Learning Community

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883528727     PISSN: 10476210     EISSN: 14701286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10476210.2012.713931     Document Type: Article

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