Characteristics of improved formative assessment practice

Education Inquiry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 104-122

  Andersson, Catarina ^a   Palm, Torulf ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessment for learning; formative classroom practice; mathematics; teacher change; teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055696097     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20004508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20004508.2016.1275185     Document Type: Article

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