Grading With Points: The Determination of Report Card Grades by High School Science Teachers

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 140-148

  Feldman, Allan ^a   Kropf, Aaron ^b   Alibrandi, Marsha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Springfield High School   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61349196725     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.1998.tb17407.x     Document Type: Article

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