Quantum theory, the uncertainty principle, and the alchemy of standardized testing

Phi Delta Kappan

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 28-40

  Wassermann, Selma ^a,b  

^a Department of Emerita ^*  (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0040923774     PISSN: 00317217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003172170108300110     Document Type: Article

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7. John Dewey, The Quest for Certainty (Ibid., p. 6.
8. John Dewey, The Quest for Certainty (Ibid., p. 17.
9. John Dewey, The Quest for Certainty (Ibid., p. 140.
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11. Oscar Büros, Educational Researcher, Ibid., p. 13.
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24. Richard P. Feynman, What Do You Care What Other People Think? (Ibid., pp. 143-44.
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26. Richard P. Feynman, What Do You Care What Other People Think? (Ibid., pp. 170-71.
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33. Richard P. Feynman, The Meaning of It All (Ibid., pp. 49-50.
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37. Adam et al., p. 2.
38. Adam et al., sec. I, pp. 3-14. K