Exploring the influence of culture on assessment: The case of teachers’ conceptions of assessment in Confucian Heritage Cultures

Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 404-419

  Kennedy, Kerry J ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315749136-32     Document Type: Chapter

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