National test performance of young Australian children with additional educational needs

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-18

  Dempsey, Ian ^a   Davies, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

achievement tests; learning disabilities; national competency tests; national norms; Special education; special needs students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876577176     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: 20505884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004944112468700     Document Type: Article

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