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Problem-Solving Before Instruction PS-I: A Protocol for Assessment and Intervention in Students with Different Abilities
Published on: September 11, 2021
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In this series we print evaluation instruments, questionnaires, rating scales and similar resource materials useful to teachers, evaluators and planners. You may wish to adapt such instruments for your own purposes. The feature this issue was developed by Professor A. G. Rezler, PH.D, Center for Educational Development, University of Illinois in Chicago, 808 South Wood, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA, from whom the inventory can be obtained, together with a set of answer sheets (not shown here).
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