A 'value added' analysis of the 1996 primary school performance tables

Educational Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-137

  Strand, Steve ^a,b  

^a Education Professional Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Darville House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

National tests; Performance tables; School effectiveness; Value added

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040633543     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013188980400201     Document Type: Article

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