Validity study of the thinking styles inventory

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-210

  Black, Anne C ^a,c   McCoach, D Betsy ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 63049112718     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4219/jeg-2008-849     Document Type: Article

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