The effect of central exit examinations on student achievement: Quasi-experimental evidence from timss Germany

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1134-1155

  Jürges, Hendrik ^a   Schneider, Kerstin ^b   Büchel, Felix ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 28244493318     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/1542476054729400     Document Type: Article

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