The gifted rating scales-school form: A validation study based on age, gender, and race

Roeper Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-146

  Pfeiffer, Steven I ^a   Petscher, Yaacov ^a   Kumtepe, Alper ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 85007888788     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783190801955418     Document Type: Article

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