All Done with the Best of Intentions: One Kentucky High School after Six Years of State Portfolio Tests

Assessing Writing

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-40

  Callahan, Susan ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347091070     PISSN: 10752935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1075-2935(99)00005-7     Document Type: Article

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