The link between middle school mathematics course placement and achievement

Child Development

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1948-1964

  Domina, Thurston ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907856478     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12255     Document Type: Article

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