Section discussion: Student perceptions of assessment

Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 221-243

  McMillan, James H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315749136-20     Document Type: Chapter

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