Diplomas for learning, not seat time: The impacts of New York Regents examinations

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 333-349

  Bishop, John H ^a   Moriarty, Joan Y ^a   Mane, Ferran ^a  

^a and History   (United States)

Author keywords

External exams; High stakes tests; I21; I22; Incentives to study

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039372621     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-7757(00)00006-6     Document Type: Article

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