Equitable measurement of school effectiveness

Urban Education

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 200-229

  Thompson, Bruce R ^a  

^a MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessments; School ratings; Standardized testing; Testing; Value added

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542320975     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085903261325     Document Type: Review

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