Effect of relative age in the first grade of primary school on long-term scholastic results: International comparative evidence using PISA 2003

Education Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-32

  Sprietsma, Maresa ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

International comparison; Pupil performance; Relative age

Indexed keywords

AGE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MATHEMATICS; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

EID: 77950991725     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290802201961     Document Type: Article

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