Large-scale implementation of formative assessment practices in an examination-oriented culture

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 61-78

  Ratnam Lim, Christina Tong Li ^a   Tan, Kelvin Heng Kiat ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

holistic assessment; implementation; stakeholders perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922178654     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0969594X.2014.1001319     Document Type: Article

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