Examining the variability of mathematics performance and its correlates using data from TIMSS '95 and TIMSS '99

Educational Research and Evaluation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-177

  O'Dwyer, Laura M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Graduate School of Education   (United States)

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EID: 22544451871     PISSN: 13803611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803610500110802     Document Type: Article

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