Why using international comparative math and science achievement data from timss is not helpful

Educational Forum

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 250-257

  Holliday, William G ^a   Holliday, Berchie W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Learning Secondary School Mathematics   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84980020987     PISSN: 00131725     EISSN: 19388098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131720309335038     Document Type: Article

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