Using data to support educational improvement

Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-65

  Campbell, Carol ^a   Levin, Ben ^b  

^a Ontario Ministry of Education   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Data use; Literacy; Ontario; Planning; School improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749116331     PISSN: 18748597     EISSN: 18748600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11092-008-9063-x     Document Type: Article

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