The consequences of using one assessment system to pursue two objectives

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 339-352

  Neal, Derek ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

accountability; assessment systems; coaching; incentives; testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885455961     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2013.825112     Document Type: Article

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