The death of science? What we risk in our rush toward standardized testing and the three r's

Phi Delta Kappan

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 601-605

  Jorgenson, Olaf ^a   Vanosdall, Rick ^b  

^a Mesa Unified School District   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012900755     PISSN: 00317217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003172170208300808     Document Type: Article

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