Effects of General and Broad Cognitive Abilities on Mathematics Achievement

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-198

  Taub, Gordon E ^a   Floyd, Randy G ^b   Keith, Timothy Z ^c   McGrew, Kevin S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

CHC; cognition; cognitive; mathematics; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349091702     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1045-3830.23.2.187     Document Type: Article

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