A state perspective on multiple measures in school accountability

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 27-31

  Schafer, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Multiple measures; State assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846975520     PISSN: 07311745     EISSN: 17453992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3992.2003.tb00125.x     Document Type: Article

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