A theory-based discussion of assessment criteria: The balance between explicitness and negotiation

Balancing Dilemmas in Assessment and Learning in Contemporary Education

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 121-131

  Dysthe, Olga ^a   Engelsen, Knut Steinar ^b   Madsen, Tjalve Gj ^c   Wittek, Line ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^d OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203942185     Document Type: Chapter

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