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APA

Mavrelos, E., & Daradoumis, T. (2026). Assessing Cognitive and Perceptual Abilities in Imaginative and Mainstream Elementary Schools: A Case Comparison. International Journal of Changes in Education, 3(2), 167-179. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023822

Vancouver

Mavrelos E, Daradoumis T. Assessing Cognitive and Perceptual Abilities in Imaginative and Mainstream Elementary Schools: A Case Comparison. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2026;3(2):167-79. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023822

AMA

Mavrelos E, Daradoumis T. Assessing Cognitive and Perceptual Abilities in Imaginative and Mainstream Elementary Schools: A Case Comparison. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2026;3(2), 167-179. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023822

Chicago

Mavrelos, Emmanouil, and Thanasis Daradoumis. "Assessing Cognitive and Perceptual Abilities in Imaginative and Mainstream Elementary Schools: A Case Comparison". International Journal of Changes in Education 2026 3 no. 2 (2026): 167-179. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023822

Harvard

Mavrelos, E., and Daradoumis, T. (2026). Assessing Cognitive and Perceptual Abilities in Imaginative and Mainstream Elementary Schools: A Case Comparison. International Journal of Changes in Education, 3(2), pp. 167-179. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023822

MLA

Mavrelos, Emmanouil et al. "Assessing Cognitive and Perceptual Abilities in Imaginative and Mainstream Elementary Schools: A Case Comparison". International Journal of Changes in Education, vol. 3, no. 2, 2026, pp. 167-179. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023822