Ability grouping and differentiated instruction in an era of data-driven decision making

American Journal of Education

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 281-306

  Park, Vicki ^a   Datnow, Amanda ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85011008975     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/689930     Document Type: Article

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