Learning about students' knowledge and thinking in science through large-scale quantitative studies

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 403-420

  Olsen, Rolf V ^a   Turmo, Are ^b   Lie, Svein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Assessment; Item format; Quantitative methodology; Science education; TIMSS

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035438375     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03173190     Document Type: Article

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