Research Guides: EDU 6310: Assessment in the Schools: Find Articles

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ERIC

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Professional Development Collection

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Academic Search Complete

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Research Question:
How can school administrators help teachers use formative assessment ?

Keywords:
school administrators, school leaders, formative assessment, outcome assessment, teachers, educators

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EDU 6310: Assessment in the Schools: Find Articles

Education Databases

Multidiscinplinary Databases (covers a wide range of topics)

Keyword Searching

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Keyword Search in a Database

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