Teachers' knowledge of accommodations as a validity issue in high-stakes testing

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-183

  Hollenbeck, Keith ^a   Tindal, Gerald ^b   Almond, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032220157     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002246699803200304     Document Type: Article

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