Age and achievement

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 12, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-42

  Grissom, James B ^a,b,c,d  

^a California Department of Education   (United States)

^b Standards and Assessment Division   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 5344244095     PISSN: 10682341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v12n49.2004     Document Type: Article

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