Investigating the dimensions of spelling ability

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1039-1059

  Notenboom, Annelise ^a,b   Reitsma, Pieter ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b PI Research Ltd   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Item response theory; Spelling ability; Spelling test; Vertical equating

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344629227     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164403258442     Document Type: Article

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