Effect of different methods of reporting and reclassification on trends in test scores for students with disabilities

Exceptional Children

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 189-200

  Ysseldyke, Jim ^a,b   Bielinski, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Assessment and Accreditation Committee   (United States)

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EID: 0040671626     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290206800203     Document Type: Article

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