Educators’ perceptions and documentation of testing accommodations for students with disabilities

Special Services in the Schools

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 35-56

  Gilbertson Schulte, Aleta A ^a   Elliott, Stephen N ^a   Kratochwill, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Accommodations; Alternatives; Disabled students; Perceptions; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009244709     PISSN: 07399820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J008v16n01_03     Document Type: Article

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