Assessing Writing Jan 2010

Reliability and validity of rubrics for assessment through writing

Ali Reza Rezaei ; Michael Lovorn
Journal
Assessing Writing
Published
2010-01-01
DOI
10.1016/j.asw.2010.01.003
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