Where the rubber meets the road: Rethinking the connection between high-stakes testing policy and classroom instruction

Sociology of Education

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-313

  Diamond, John B ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

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EID: 38049153110     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003804070708000401     Document Type: Article

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