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The complexity of teachers’ conceptions of assessment: tensions between the needs of schools and students

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Hege Hermansen & Monika Nerland. (2014) Reworking practice through an AfL project: an analysis of teachers’ collaborative engagement with new assessment guidelines. British Educational Research Journal 40:1, pages 187-206.
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Lois R. Harris & Gavin T.L. Brown. (2013) Opportunities and obstacles to consider when using peer- and self-assessment to improve student learning: Case studies into teachers' implementation. Teaching and Teacher Education 36, pages 101-111.
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Gavin T L Brown & Ana Remesal. (2013) Prospective Teachers' Conceptions of Assessment: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. The Spanish journal of psychology 15:1, pages 75-89.
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S. Earl Irving, Lois R. Harris & Elizabeth R. Peterson. (2011) ‘One assessment doesn’t serve all the purposes’ or does it? New Zealand teachers describe assessment and feedback. Asia Pacific Education Review 12:3, pages 413-426.
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