Discrepancies between school grades and test scores at individual and school level: Effects of gender and family background

Educational Research and Evaluation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-199

  Lekholm, Alli Klapp ^a   Cliffordson, Christina ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^c Gothenburg University ^*

Author keywords

Compulsory school; Family background; Gender; Grade assignment; Grades; National tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149120669     PISSN: 13803611     EISSN: 17444187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803610801956663     Document Type: Article

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