International trends in the implementation of assessment for learning: Implications for policy and practice

Policy Futures in Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 117-140

  Birenbaum, Menucha ^a   DeLuca, Christopher ^b   Earl, Lorna ^c   Heritage, Margaret ^d   Klenowski, Val ^e   Looney, Anne ^f   Smith, Kari ^g   Timperley, Helen ^h   Volante, Louis ⁱ   Wyatt Smith, Claire ^j  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Lorna Earl and Associates   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^f National Council for Curriculum and Assessment   (Ireland)

^g NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

ⁱ BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^j AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Assessment for learning; Educational policy; International trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945895463     PISSN: 14782103     EISSN: 14782103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1478210314566733     Document Type: Article

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