Leveling the Digital Playing Field: Assessing the Learning Technology Needs of College-Bound Students With LD and/or ADHD

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-14

  Parker, David R ^a,b   Banerjee, Manju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Department of Educational Psychology   (United States)

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EID: 84992905119     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15345084070330010201     Document Type: Article

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