Standardized teacher testing fails excellence and validity tests

Teaching Education

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 281-295

  Portelli, John P ^a   Solomon, R Patrick ^b   Barrett, Sarah ^a   Mujawamariya, Donatille ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 31144455949     PISSN: 10476210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10476210500345482     Document Type: Article

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