Transforming K-12 assessment: Integrating accountability testing, formative assessment and professional support

Educational Assessment in the 21st Century: Connecting Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 43-61

  Bennett, Randy Elliot ^a   Gitomer, Drew H ^b  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 84891416492     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9964-9_3     Document Type: Chapter

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