Beyond computation and correctness: Contributions of open-ended tasks in examining U. S. and Chinese students’mathematical performance

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-11

  Cai, Jinfa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 84993722334     PISSN: 07311745     EISSN: 17453992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3992.1997.tb00580.x     Document Type: Article

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