More unintended consequences of high-stakes testing

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 19-27

  Cizek, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 85008813500     PISSN: 07311745     EISSN: 17453992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3992.2001.tb00072.x     Document Type: Article

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