Knowing the intentions, meaning and context of classroom assessment: A case study of Singaporean teacher's conception and practice

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-78

  Leong, Wei Shin ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Assessment intention; Classroom assessment; Conception and practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919874684     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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