Standards for teacher tests

Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-138

  Klein, Stephen P ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 54649084273     PISSN: 0920525X     EISSN: 15730425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008029010483     Document Type: Article

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