Alignment of an alternate assessment with state academic standards: Evidence for the content validity of the Wisconsin alternate assessment

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 218-231

  Roach, Andrew T ^a,c   Elliott, Stephen N ^b   Webb, Norman L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Educational Psychology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 13844256565     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00224669050380040301     Document Type: Article

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