Why talk about different ways to grade? The shift from traditional assessment to alternative assessment

New Directions for Teaching and Learning

Volumn 1998, Issue 74, 1998, Pages 5-16

  Anderson, Rebecca S ^a  

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EID: 84911404909     PISSN: 02710633     EISSN: 15360768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tl.7401     Document Type: Article

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