NAPLAN, myschool and accountability: Teacher perceptions of the effects of testing

International Education Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 62-84

  Thompson, Greg ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accountability; Education policy; My school; NAPLAN; Teacher perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929992438     PISSN: 14431475     EISSN: 2202-493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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