Navigating dilemmas in transforming assessment practices: experiences of mathematics teachers in Ontario, Canada

Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 263-287

  Suurtamm, Christine ^a   Koch, Martha J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment reform; Classroom assessment; Dilemmas in practice; Mathematics education; Teacher practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957428083     PISSN: 18748597     EISSN: 18748600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11092-014-9195-0     Document Type: Article

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