Narrow Assessments Misrepresent Development and Misguide Policy: Comment on Steinberg, Cauffman, Woolard, Graham, and Banich (2009)

American Psychologist

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 595-600

  Fischer, Kurt W ^a   Stein, Zachary ^a   Heikkinen, Katie ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; assessment; cognitive development; learning pathway; maturity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70350113527     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017105     Document Type: Article

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