Learning behavior and intelligence as explanations for children's scholastic achievement

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 299-313

  Schaefer, Barbara A ^a   McDermott, Paul A ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Incremental validity; Intelligence; Learning behaviors scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033197214     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4405(99)00007-2     Document Type: Article

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