High school science teachers' views of standards and accountability

Science Education

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1050-1075

  Donnelly, Lisa A ^a   Sadler, Troy D ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 77950946274     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20347     Document Type: Article

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