Using Item Response Theory to assess the Flynn Effect in the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 79 Children and Young Adults data

Intelligence

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 455-463

  Beaujean, A Alexander ^a   Osterlind, Steven J ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 48749126208     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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