A re-analysis of the TIMSS 1999 mathematics assessment data of the Turkish students

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-104

  Yayan, Betül ^a   Berberoglu, Giray ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 2442517533     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-491X(04)90005-3     Document Type: Article

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