Developing school evaluation methods to improve the quality of schooling in China: A pilot ‘value added’ study

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-154

  Jung Peng, Wen ^a   Thomas, Sally M ^a   Yang, Xijie ^b   Li, Jianzhong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b China National Institute for Educational Research   (China)

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EID: 84994072730     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09695940600843252     Document Type: Article

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