Assessing teacher practice and development: The case of comprehensive literacy instruction

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 452-485

  Hough, Heather J ^a   Kerbow, David ^b   Bryk, Anthony ^c   Pinnell, Gay Su ^d   Rodgers, Emily ^d   Dexter, Emily ^e   Hung, Carrie ^d   Scharer, Patricia L ^d   Fountas, Irene ^e  

^a PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LESLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

measurement; observation rubric; teaching quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885027909     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243453.2012.731004     Document Type: Article

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