Using baseline assessment data to make international comparisons

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 673-689

  Tymms, Peter ^a   Merrell, Christine ^a   Jones, Paul ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5644238798     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192042000234647     Document Type: Article

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