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What Role Should TIMSS Play in the Evaluation of U.S. Science Education?

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  1. Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, College of Education, Michigan State University, 463 Erickson Hall, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1034

    William H. Schmidt

  2. U.S. National Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824

    HsingChi A. Wang

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    David D. Kumar

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Schmidt, W.H., Wang, H.A. (2002). What Role Should TIMSS Play in the Evaluation of U.S. Science Education?. In: Altschuld, J.W., Kumar, D.D. (eds) Evaluation of Science and Technology Education at the Dawn of a New Millennium. Innovations in Science Education and Technology, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47560-X_2

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