Democratic assessment as an alternative

Language Testing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 373-391

  Shohamy, Elana ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84990339191     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026553220101800404     Document Type: Article

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