The efficacy of link items in the construction of a numeracy achievement scale-from kindergarten to year 6

Journal of Applied Measurement

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-265

  Looveer, Juho ^a   Mulligan, Joanne ^b  

^a Valdach's Park   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 77954676232     PISSN: 15297713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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