The differential validity of standardized achievement tests for special educational placement purposes: Results and implications of a Zimbabwean study

School Psychology International

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-92

  Mpofu, Elias ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0030550140     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034396171007     Document Type: Article

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