Assessing an Essential Skill: Finding Information in the Library.

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Main Author:	Brown, Gavin
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1998
Subjects:	Academic Achievement Elementary School Students Elementary Secondary Education Foreign Countries Library Instruction Library Skills Secondary School Students Sex Differences Test Construction
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