When tests 'Frame' children: the challenges of providing appropriate education for children with special needs

Australasian Journal of Special Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-154

  Galletly, Susan A ^a   Knight, Bruce Allen ^a   Dekkers, John ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cognitive referencing; Instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449235659     PISSN: 10300112     EISSN: 18336914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/ajse.34.2.133     Document Type: Article

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