Fair and equitable assessment practices for all students

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-70

  Scott, Shelleyann ^a   Webber, Charles F ^b   Lupart, Judy L ^c   Aitken, Nola ^d   Scott, Donald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

assessment policy and practice; discrimination; equity; fairness; professional development; student assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893641732     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0969594X.2013.776943     Document Type: Article

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