Impact and Dynamics of Portfolio Assessment and Traditional Assessment in a College Physics Course

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-271

  Slater, Timothy F ^a   Ryan, Joseph M ^b   Samson, Sara L ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0347933900     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199703)34:3<255::AID-TEA4>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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