The Effects of Content, Format, and Inquiry Level on Science Performance Assessment Scores

Applied Measurement in Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-160

  Stecher, Brian M ^a   Klein, Stephen P ^a   Solano Flores, Guillermo ^b   McCaffrey, Dan ^a   Robyn, Abby ^a   Shavelson, Richard J ^c   Haertel, Edward ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b San Francisco   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034402624     PISSN: 08957347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324818AME1302_2     Document Type: Article

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