Impact of the design of U.S. history textbooks on content acquisition and academic engagement of special education students: An experimental investigation

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 100-110

  Harniss, Mark K ^a   Caros, Jennifer ^b   Gersten, Russell ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Vancouver School District   (United States)

^c Instructional Research Group   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 34047146996     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00222194070400020101     Document Type: Article

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