Race and teacher evaluations as predictors of algebra placement

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 288-311

  Faulkner, Valerie N ^a   Stiff, Lee V ^a   Marshall, Patricia L ^a   Nietfeld, John ^a   Crossland, Cathy L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement gap; Algebra; Race; Teacher evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901390084     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5951/jresematheduc.45.3.0288     Document Type: Article

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