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Does the Length of Fielding Period Matter? Examining Response Scores of Early Versus Late Responders

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Language: English
Page range: 651 - 674
Submitted on: Dec 1, 2012
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Accepted on: Sep 1, 2014
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Published on: Dec 11, 2014
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