An analysis of the Programme for International Student Assessment 2000 (PISA 2000) mathematical literacy data for Brazilian, Japanese and Norwegian students

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 283-314

  Güzel, Çiǧdem Iş ^a   Berberoǧlu, Giray ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 30044438155     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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