Assessment in the twenty-first century: The role of computerised adaptive testing in national curriculum subjects

Teacher Development

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 241-257

  Cowan, Pamela ^a   Morrison, Hugh ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85009648608     PISSN: 13664530     EISSN: 17475120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13664530100200136     Document Type: Article

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