Examining the influence of teacher-constructed and student-constructed assignments on the achievement patterns of gifted and advanced sixth-grade students

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 198-226

  Thompson, Deirdre D ^a,b   McDonald, Denise M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Clear Creek Independent School District

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EID: 42349113342     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4219/jeg-2007-676     Document Type: Article

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