Impact of the sociocultural context on student science performance and attitudes: The case of Estonia

Journal of Baltic Science Education

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 465-481

  Henno, Imbi ^a   Reiska, Priit ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Pisa; Socioeconomic background of students and schools; Students' science performance and attitudes; Teaching practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900400090     PISSN: 16483898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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