Science and mathematics achievement and the importance of classroom composition: Multicountry analysis using TIMSS 2007

American Journal of Education

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 295-316

  Chudgar, Amita ^a   Luschei, Thomas F ^b   Zhou, Yisu ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

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EID: 84872323978     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/668764     Document Type: Article

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