Linking assessments effectively: Purpose and design

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-9

  Kolen, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 3042609404     PISSN: 07311745     EISSN: 17453992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3992.2001.tb00052.x     Document Type: Article

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