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Troubling the edTPA: Illusions of Objectivity and Rigor

Alison G. DoverDepartment of Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Brian D. SchultzDepartment of Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 95-106 | Published online: 16 Dec 2015

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