Professional Practice Issues In The Assessment Of Cognitive Functioning For Educational Applications

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 300-313

  Decker, Scott L ^a   Hale, James B ^b   Flanagan, Dawn P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873746726     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.21675     Document Type: Article

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