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Differences Across Levels in the Language of Agency and Ability in Rating Scales for Large-Scale Second Language Writing Assessments

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|Dec 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/stap-2017-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2082-5102 | Journal ISSN: 0081-6272
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