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“The Test is Reliable”; “The Test is valid”: Language Use, Unconscious Assumptions, and Education Research Practice

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Fan, X. “The Test is Reliable”; “The Test is valid”: Language Use, Unconscious Assumptions, and Education Research Practice. Asia-Pacific Edu Res 22, 217–218 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-012-0036-y

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