Assessment of mathematics and reading performance: An examination of the correspondence between direct assessment of student performance and teacher report

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-265

  Eckert, Tanya L ^a   Dunn, Erin K ^a   Codding, Robin S ^b   Begeny, John C ^c   Kleinmann, Ava E ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645157501     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20147     Document Type: Article

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