Test preparation in New Jersey: Inquiry-oriented and didactic responses

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-88

  Firestone, William A ^a   Monfils, Lora ^a   Schorr, Roberta Y ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845296263     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0969594042000209001     Document Type: Article

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