Summary of the Online Comparability Studies for North Carolina’s End-of-Course Assessment Program
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This report was based on research funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education through a Grant for Enhanced Assessment Instruments that was awarded to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, in partnership with the Council of Chief State School Officers and its SCASS TILSA and SCASS CAS. Publication of this document shall not be construed as endorsement of the views expressed in it by the US Department of Education, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, or the Council of Chief State School Officers.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011