Psychometric properties of a kindergarten behavior rating scale to predict later academic achievement

Psychological Reports

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 687-698

  Cadieux, Alain ^a   Boudreault, Paul ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036546467     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.90.2.687     Document Type: Article

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