Measuring the effectiveness of summer intensive physics courses for gifted students: A pilot study and agenda for research

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 212-218

  Hsu, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 27144436802     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001698620304700305     Document Type: Article

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