Alternate achievement standards and assessments: A descriptive investigation of 16 states

Exceptional Children

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-123

  Kohl, Frances L ^a   McLaughlin, Margaret J ^a   Nagle, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 33748435524     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290607300106     Document Type: Article

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