The rich, robust research literature on testing's achievement benefits

Defending Standardized Testing

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 55-90

  Phelps, Richard P ^a  

^a Third Education Group   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410612595     Document Type: Chapter

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