The influence of a time limit and bilingualism on scholastic assessment test performance

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 211-224

  DeDonno, Michael A ^a   Rivera Torres, Karla ^a   Monis, Ann ^b   Fagan, Joseph F ^c  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PA   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84901328069     PISSN: 15277143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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