Contextual and school factors associated with achievement on a high-stakes examination

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 771-797

  Klinger, Don A ^a   Rogers, W Todd ^a   Anderson, John O ^a   Poth, Cheryl ^a   Caiman, Ruth ^a  

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Author keywords

Achievement; Education factors; Hierarchical linear modeling; Literacy testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847310376     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20054195     Document Type: Article

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