Nature, nurture, and perceptions of the classroom environment as they relate to teacher-assessed academic achievement: A twin study of nine-year-olds

Educational Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 541-561

  Walker, Sheila O ^a,b   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 33746839263     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410500342500     Document Type: Article

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