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    Policy and Practice

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    Series Book 14 - Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
    This book discusses the recent assessment movements in the eastern and western worlds with particular focuses on the policies, implementation, and impacts of assessment reform on education. A new perspective of assessment sees assessment as a means to enhance learning.This book examines the tensions, challenges and outcomes (intended and unintended) of assessment reform arising at the interface of ... Read more

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