A systematic review of prerequisites for implementing assessment for learning in classroom practice

Educational Research Review

Volumn 17, Issue , 2016, Pages 50-62

  Heitink, M C ^a   Van der Kleij, F M ^b   Veldkamp, B P ^a   Schildkamp, K ^a   Kippers, W B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment for learning; Classroom practice; Formative assessment; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951852871     PISSN: 1747938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.edurev.2015.12.002     Document Type: Review

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