Crisp measurement and messy context: A clash of assumptions and metaphors—synthesis of section III

Measurement Issues and Assessment for Teaching Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 223-234

  Gitomer, Drew H ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781483329857.n13     Document Type: Chapter

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