Assessment and grading in high school mathematics classrooms

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-215

  Senk, Sharon L ^a   Beckmann, Charlene E ^b   Thompson, Denisse R ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 21744453058     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749761     Document Type: Article

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