Teachers' perceptions of one state's alternate assessment: Implications for practice and preparation

Exceptional Children

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 361-374

  Kampfer, Stephanie H ^b   Horvath, Leah S ^b   Kleinert, Harold L ^a   Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040621724     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290106700305     Document Type: Article

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