Predictive validity of the classroom strategies scale-observer form on statewide testing scores: An initial investigation

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 301-316

  Reddy, Linda A ^a   Fabiano, Gregory A ^b   Dudek, Christopher M ^a   Hsu, Louis ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Classroom; Teacher behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; DEVICES; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARDS; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE ARTS; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84890457672     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/spq0000041     Document Type: Article

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