The nature of phonological awareness throughout the elementary grades: An item response theory perspective

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-169

  Vloedgraven, Judith ^a   Verhoeven, Ludo ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elementary grades; Item response theory; Measurement precision; Nature; Phonological awareness

Indexed keywords

EID: 64249162144     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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