Assessment for learning in higher education

Assessment for Learning in Higher Education

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-167

  Sambell, Kay ^a   McDowell, Liz ^a   Montgomery, Catherine ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203818268     Document Type: Book

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