Enhancing the validity and usefulness of large-scale educational assessments: IV. NELS:88 science achievement to 12th grade

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 151-173

  Nussbaum, E Michael ^a   Hamilton, Laura S ^a   Snow, Richard E ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031513453     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312034001151     Document Type: Article

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