PISA reading: Cultural equivalence in a cross-cultural study

Language Testing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 208-224

  Mcqueen, Joy ^a   Mendelovits, Juliette ^a  

^a Australian Council for Educational Research

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EID: 30044432178     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0265532203lt253oa     Document Type: Article

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