Improvements in interval time tracking and effects on reading achievement

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 849-863

  Taub, Gordon E ^a   Mcgrew, Kevin S ^b   Keith, Timothy Z ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Institute for Applied Psychometrics

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 35348983328     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20270     Document Type: Article

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