Assessing the validity of scores on the Charles F. Kettering scale for the junior high school

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 858-869

  Johnson, William L ^a   Johnson, Annabel M ^a   Gott, Richard ^a   Zimmerman, Kurt ^a  

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EID: 0031520149     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164497057005010     Document Type: Article

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