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Research Article

Classroom assessment practices in middle school science lessons: A study among Greek science teachers

Maria A. VlachouCurriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment, UCL Institute of Education, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sammy King Fai HuiThe Education University of Hong Kong, Hong KongView further author information
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Article: 1455633 | Received 24 Oct 2017, Accepted 18 Mar 2018, Published online: 02 Apr 2018

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