What do the tests measure?

Education 3-13

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 50-59

  Galton, Maurice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79953432195     PISSN: 03004279     EISSN: 14757575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004279885200211     Document Type: Article

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