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Suggested citation: National Research Council. (2001). Science, evidence, and inference in education: Report of a workshop. Committee on Scientific Principles in Education Research. L. Towne, R. J. Shavelson, and M. J. Feuer (Eds.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

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