Analyzing the minority gap in achievement scores: Issues for states and federal government

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 30-36

  Miller, G Edward ^a  

^a Texas Education Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

Criterion referenced test; Longitudinal test performance; Norm referenced test

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011121141     PISSN: 07311745     EISSN: 17453992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3992.2003.tb00135.x     Document Type: Article

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