What's at stake in high-stakes testing: Teachers and parents speak out

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 384-397

  Barksdale Ladd, Mary Alice ^a   Thomas, Karen F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034311008     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487100051005006     Document Type: Article

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