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Abstract Assessment programs designed to improve instruction should be based on strong theoretical models of student learning, motivation, and instruction.
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- Year
- 1988
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 1988
- Issue
- 57
- Pages
- 65-79
- Citations
- 199
- Access
- Closed
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- 10.1002/ir.37019885707