Large-scale academic achievement testing of deaf and hard-of-hearing students: Past, present, and future

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-18

  Qi, Sen ^a   Mitchell, Ross E ^b  

^a GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

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EID: 84855169727     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enr028     Document Type: Review

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