More than just test scores

Prospects

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-284

  Levin, Henry M ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Economic productivity; Interpersonal and intrapersonal characteristics; Non cognitive; Socio emotional learning; Test scores; World class education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867744678     PISSN: 00331538     EISSN: 15739090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11125-012-9240-z     Document Type: Article

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