A comparison of temperament and social skills in predicting academic performance in first graders

Special Services in the Schools

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 147-158

  Bramlett, Ronald K ^a   Scott, Paula ^a   Rowell, R Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

First grade achievement; Math achievement; Reading achievement; Social skills; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142768785     PISSN: 07399820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J008v16n01_10     Document Type: Article

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