Effect of student characteristics on teachers' predictions of student success

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 310-319

  Tournaki, Nelly ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

General education; Students with special needs; Students' academic and social success; Teacher predictions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038379569     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670309597643     Document Type: Article

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