Large-scale assessment outcomes in British Columbia, 1876-1999

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1191-1222

  Raptis, Helen ^a   Fleming, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Achievement; Education; History; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247570499     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20054215     Document Type: Article

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