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Book Title: The Myth Of Achievement Tests: The Ged And The Role Of Chara...
Number of Pages: 472 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Myth of Achievement Tests : the Ged and the Role of Character in American Life
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Subject: Secondary, Education, Economics / General, Ged (General Educational Development Tests), Personality, Counseling / Academic Development, Testing & Measurement
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2015
Item Weight: 24.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Education, Psychology, Business & Economics, Study Aids
Item Length: 0.9 in
Author: John Eric Humphries
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
