Closing the achievement gap: Examining the role of cognitive developmental level in academic achievement

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 301-306

  Cooper, Jennifer A ^a   Schleser, Robert ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Achievement gap; Cognitive developmental level; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746456079     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-006-0075-1     Document Type: Article

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