Context factors and student achievement in the IEA studies: evidence from TIMSS

Abstract Background The present study investigates what factors related to the school context influence student achievement on TIMSS mathematics tests across countries. A systematic review of the literature on PIRLS, TIMSS, and ICCS was conducted upstream to identify those school, teacher, and class...

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Main Authors: Elisa Caponera, Bruno Losito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-08-01
Series:Large-scale Assessments in Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40536-016-0030-6