High and low referring teachers: Two types of teachers-as-tests?

School Psychology International

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-41

  Waldron, Nancy L ^a   McLeskey, James ^a   Skiba, Russell J ^a   Jancaus, Janet ^b   Schulmeyer, Cynthia ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School District of Denmark   (Denmark)

^c Howard County Schools   (United States)

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EID: 0032330015     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034398191003     Document Type: Article

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