Assessment as learning: Blurring the boundaries of assessment and learning for theory, policy and practice

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 149-166

  Dann, Ruth ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment as learning; communicative action; learning gap; pupil self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897382341     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0969594X.2014.898128     Document Type: Article

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