A framework for analyzing evidence-based reasoning in science classroom discourse

Educational Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-196

  Furtak, Erin Marie ^a   Hardy, Ilonca ^b   Beinbrech, Christina ^c   Shavelson, Richard J ^d   Shemwell, Jonathan T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650168249     PISSN: 10627197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627197.2010.530553     Document Type: Article

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