An investigation of the language demands in content assessments for English language learners

Educational Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 139-159

  Wolf, Mikyung Kim ^a   Leon, Seth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 74249086463     PISSN: 10627197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627190903425883     Document Type: Article

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