Mirror, mirror on the wall, which is the fairest test of all? An examination of the equitability of portfolio assessment relative to standardized tests

Harvard Educational Review

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 472-502

  Supovitz, Jonathan A ^a   Brennan, Robert T ^b  

^a Horizon Research   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031486443     PISSN: 00178055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17763/haer.67.3.66v546274672g154     Document Type: Article

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