Predicting academic difficulties: Does a complex, multidimensional model outperform a unidimensional teacher rating scale?

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 170-180

  Crooks, Claire V ^a   Peters, Ray Dev ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 24144466118     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087254     Document Type: Review

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