Identifying academic skill and performance deficits: The experimental analysis of brief assessments of academic skills

School Psychology Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 429-443

  Duhon, Gary J ^a   Noell, George H ^b   Witt, Joseph C ^b   Freeland, Jennifer T ^c   Dufrene, Brad A ^d,f   Gilbertson, Donna N ^e  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 7544235224     PISSN: 02796015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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