Predictive and construct validity of the developing cognitive abilities test: Relations with the Iowa tests of basic skills

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-113

  Canivez, Gary L ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034144869     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6807(200003)37:2<107::AID-PITS2>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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