Learning from teacher observations: Challenges and opportunities posed by new teacher evaluation systems

Harvard Educational Review

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 371-384

  Hill, Heather C ^a   Grossman, Pam ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84881191282     PISSN: 00178055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17763/haer.83.2.d11511403715u376     Document Type: Article

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