The impact of reform instruction on student mathematics achievement: An example of a summative evaluation of a standards-based curriculum

The Impact of Reform Instruction on Student Mathematics Achievement: An Example of A Summative Evaluation of A Standards-Based Curriculum

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-185

  Romberg, Thomas A ^a   Shafer, Mary C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84917012830     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203895221     Document Type: Book

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