Investigating the Link Between Learning Progressions and Classroom Assessment

Science Education

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 640-673

  Furtak, Erin Marie ^a   Morrison, Deb ^a   Kroog, Heidi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84902438198     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.21122     Document Type: Article

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