Preservice teachers' development and implementation of science performance assessment tasks

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 379-406

  Morrison, Judith A ^a   McDuffie, Amy Roth ^a   Akerson, Valarie L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field based experience; Performance assessment; Science methods; Standards based assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144503508     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-004-5108-x     Document Type: Review

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