International comparisons of student attainment: Some issues arising from the PISA study

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-330

  Goldstein, Harvey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847615823     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0969594042000304618     Document Type: Article

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