An exploration of teachers' narratives: what are the facilitators and constraints which promote or inhibit ‘good’ formative assessment practices in schools?

Education 3-13

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 322-335

  Sach, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

constraints; facilitators; formative assessment; pedagogy; perceptions; teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926418115     PISSN: 03004279     EISSN: 14757575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2013.813956     Document Type: Article

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