Threats to the Validity of Science Performance Assessments for English Language Learners

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 721-743

  Shaw, Jerome M ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Eisenhower Reg Consortium Sci M   (United States)

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EID: 0009417681     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199709)34:7<721::AID-TEA4>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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