The policy uses and policy validity of value-added and other teacher quality measures

Measurement Issues and Assessment for Teaching Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 99-130

  Harris, Douglas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781483329857.n7     Document Type: Chapter

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