Indicators of usefulness of test scores

Applied Measurement in Education

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-271

  Sawyer, Richard ^a  

^a American College Testing Incorporated   (United States)

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EID: 34547816568     PISSN: 08957347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08957340701431245     Document Type: Article

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