Clarifying the purposes of educational assessment

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-170

  Newton, Paul E ^a  

^a Qualifications and Curriculum Authority   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85057166338     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09695940701478321     Document Type: Article

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