Why students answer TIMSS science test items the way they do

Research in Science Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 221-238

  Harlow, Ann ^a   Jones, Alister ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Elementary science; Science learning; Science teaching; Testing; TIMSS

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042776206     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RISE.0000033761.79449.56     Document Type: Article

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