Consistency of findings across international surveys of mathematics and science achievement: A comparison of IAEP2 and TIMSS

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 8, Issue , 2000, Pages

  O'Leary, Michael ^a,b,c   Kellaghan, Thomas ^a,d,e   Madaus, George F ^b,f,g   Beaton, Albert E ^b,d,h  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c OECD's Prog Intl Student A   (Ireland)

^d Yerevan Haybusak University   (Armenia)

^e Intl Assoc for Educ Assessment

^f NCME

^g National Academy of Education   (United States)

^h Boston College ^*

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EID: 0007287290     PISSN: 10682341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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