Utility of intelligence tests for treatment planning, classification, and placement decisions: Recent empirical findings and future directions

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-267

  Gresham, Frank M ^a   Witt, Joseph C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031493587     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0088961     Document Type: Article

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