Estimating the impact of instructional practices on student achievement in science

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1110-1126

  Von Secker, Clare E ^a   Lissitz, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0040882947     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199912)36:10<1110::AID-TEA4>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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