Extended time accommodations and the mathematics performance of students with and without ADHD

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-28

  Lewandowski, Lawrence J ^a   Lovett, Benjamin J ^a   Parolin, Rosanne ^a   Gordon, Michael ^b   Codding, Robin S ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Accommodations; ADHD; Extended time; Math fluency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846983615     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282906291961     Document Type: Article

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