Understanding the factors that influence decisions of panelists in a standard-setting study

Applied Measurement in Education

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-267

  Ferdous, Abdullah A ^a,b   Plake, Barbara S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Measured Progress   (United States)

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EID: 23844495234     PISSN: 08957347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324818ame1803_4     Document Type: Article

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