In search of reality: Unraveling the myths about tracking, ability grouping, and the gifted

Roeper Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 108-111

  Fiedler, Ellen D ^a,b   Lange, Richard E ^c,d   Winebrenner, Susan ^a,b  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Association for Gifted Children   (United States)

^c Staff Development and Assessment   (United States)

^d NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85016004358     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783190209554142     Document Type: Article

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