Assessment-Driven Improvements in Middle School Students’ Writing

Middle School Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 4-12

  Andrade, Heidi ^a   Buff, Colleen ^b   Terry, Joe ^b   Erano, Marilyn ^b   Paolino, Shaun ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Knickerbacker Middle School   (United States)

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EID: 84874010234     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2009.11461675     Document Type: Article

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