Assessing Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Validation of the BIS-11 and the BRIEF in Low-Income, Ethnic Minority School-Age Children

Early Education and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 883-906

  McCoy, Dana L Charles ^a   Raver, C Cybele ^a   Lowenstein, Amy E ^b   Tirado Strayer, Nicole ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MDRC   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858598762     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2010.508371     Document Type: Article

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