Fairness as a multifaceted quality in classroom assessment

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-69

  Tierney, Robin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment for learning; Classroom assessment; Fairness; Phronesis; Qualitative research; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919865601     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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