The examined life: perspectives of lower primary school students in Hong Kong

Education 3-13

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 313-329

  Carless, David ^a   Lam, Ricky ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

assessment; student perceptions; the power of tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901196946     PISSN: 03004279     EISSN: 14757575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2012.689988     Document Type: Article

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