Teachers' use of assessment data to inform instruction: Lessons from the past and prospects for the future

Teachers College Record

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1-26

  Datnow, Amanda ^a   Hubard, Lea ^b  

^a University of California San Diego   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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EID: 84929429579     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: 14679620     Source Type: Journal    
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