Test-Taking Skills in College Students With and Without ADHD

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-52

  Lewandowski, Lawrence ^a   Gathje, Rebecca A ^b   Lovett, Benjamin J ^c   Gordon, Michael ^d  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ELMIRA COLLEGE   (United States)

^d SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; reading comprehension; test taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872819594     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282912446304     Document Type: Article

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