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ERIC Number: EJ616936
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Collaboration and Comparisons: A Bilateral Study of Mathematics Performance in Scotland and France.
Robertson, Isobel J.
Comparative Education, v36 n4 p437-57 Nov 2000
Uses data from national assessment programs to compare Scottish pupils' mathematics performance at primary stages P4 and P7 with French students' performance at stages CE2 and 6e. Discusses methodological issues, including comparability of samples, selection of common items, and curriculum coverage of items. Reports some findings on relative performance, and discusses differences in test motivation. (Contains 25 references.) (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Research Methodology, Research Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cross National Studies; France; International Surveys; Scotland