Screening teacher candidates: Problems with high-stakes testing

Educational Forum

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 380-388

  Wakefield, Dara ^a  

^a BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33748925307     PISSN: 00131725     EISSN: 19388098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131720308984587     Document Type: Article

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