The relative performance of girls and boys in science at grades 4 and 8 in New Zealand in 1994 and 1998

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-277

  Chamberlain, Megan C ^a  

^a Ministry of Education   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0141626958     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-491X(03)90013-7     Document Type: Article

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