Measurement skills in low-income elementary school students: Exploring the nature of gender differences

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 401-428

  Vasilyeva, Marina ^a   Casey, Beth M ^a   Dearing, Eric ^a   Ganley, Colleen M ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 70350754301     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370000903221809     Document Type: Article

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