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    Science Achievement in Seventeen Countries
    Science Achievement in Seventeen Countries
    Science Achievement in Seventeen Countries
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    Science Achievement in Seventeen Countries

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    This preliminary report presents initial findings from the second International Study of Science Achievement that was conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) in the period 1983 to 1986. Achievement results for three school population levels are presented together with some special analysis on growth in achievement between population levels and on sex differences in science achievement.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateJun 28, 2014
    ISBN9781483297019
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