Why sex differences in mathematics achievement disappear in German secondary schools: A reanalysis of the German TIMSS-data

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-161

  Hosenfeld, Ingmar ^a   Köller, Olaf ^a   Baumert, Jürgen ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 0033475235     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-491X(99)00018-8     Document Type: Article

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