Achievement growth in children with learning difficulties in mathematics: Findings of a two-year longitudinal study

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 586-597

  Jordan, Nancy C ^a   Kaplan, David ^a   Hanich, Laurie B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 0036741840     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037//0022-0663.94.3.586     Document Type: Article

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