Students' Perceptions of Testing Accommodations: What We Know, What We Need to Know, and Why It Matters

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-89

  Lovett, Benjamin J ^a   Leja, Ashley M ^a  

^a ELMIRA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; exceptional children; testing accomodations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876329658     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377903.2013.751477     Document Type: Review

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