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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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National and Cross-National Perspective on TIMSS Populations 2 and 3 Findings.
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Kuiper, Wilmad; Plomp, Tjeerd – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2001
This special issue focuses on findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) from Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. It consists of five contributions covering a variety of topics and research methodologies. Some articles are primarily descriptive; others focus on relational analyses. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, International Education
An Insider's View of the IEA Literacy Study.
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Elley, Warwick B. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1998
The criticisms of the reading literacy study conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) are addressed. It is argued that the IEA literacy survey met requirements for valid international comparisons, and that its rank order of nations is fair. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education