The interaction between item format and gender differences in mathematics performance based on TIMSS data

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-90

  Wester, Anita ^a   Henriksson, Widar ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0034147373     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-491X(00)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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