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ERIC Number: EJ545477
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0380-2361
International Comparisons of Student Achievement in Mathematics and Science: A Canadian Perspective.
Nagy, Philip
Canadian Journal of Education, v21 n4 p396-413 1996
The valid interpretation of international testing program results in mathematics and science must recognize inherent limitations to international comparisons, and should give opportunity-to-learn as much importance as achievement data. Canadian test results, looked at in this light, appear better than some critics have suggested. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, International Education, International Studies, Mathematics, Sciences, Test Interpretation, Test Results, Testing Programs
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; International Assessment of Educational Progress; Opportunity to Learn; Second International Mathematics Study; Second International Science Study
Note: Based on a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Ontario Royal Commission on Learning (1993-94).