Assessment, gender and in/equity

Educational Assessment in the 21st Century: Connecting Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 119-136

  Brookhart, Susan M ^a  

^a Center for Advancing the Study of Teaching and Learning   (United States)

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EID: 84891438814     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9964-9_7     Document Type: Chapter

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