Effects of a contextualized instructional package on the mathematics performance of secondary students with EBD

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 136-150

  Mulcahy, Candace A ^a   Krezmien, Michael P ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 79953200474     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874290903400303     Document Type: Article

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