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Exploring sources of variation in Romanian science achievement

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  1. Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations peabody College, 207D Payne Hall, Magnolia Circle, Box 514, 37203-5701, Nashville, TN, USA

    Olimpius Istrate & Gabriela Noveanu

  2. Policy and Organizations peabody College, 207D Payne Hall, Magnolia Circle, Box 514, 37203-5701, Nashville, TN, USA

    Thomas M. Smith

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Olimpius Istrate (Romania)

Lecturer in Pedagogy and Computer-Assisted Instruction, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Bucharest. He has participated in educational research and programmes developed by the Council of Europe, the Institute for Education Sciences in Bucharest, UNESCO/IITE, the British Council, the South-East Europe Education Co-operation Network, and the World Bank in Romania. He has also co-ordinated projects and research-evaluations for the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research, focused on the use of ICTs to increase the quality of the educational process. E-mail: olimpius.istrate@tehne.ro

Gabriela Noveanu (Romania)

Senior Researcher at the Institute of Educational Sciences, Bucharest. She was National Research Coordinator for IEA studies: PIRLS 2001 and PIRLS 2006, TIMSS 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007. Her research interest is in using large-scale assessment to identify successful curricular and instructional practices among participating countries, as well as curriculum development. She has special interest in science education. E-mail: gabrielanoveanu@yahoo.com

Thomas M. Smith (United States)

Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education in Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, Vanderbilt University. His current research focuses on the organization of teaching quality, exploring relationships between educational policy, school organization, teacher commitment, and the quality of classroom instruction. Between 1991 and 2001, he conducted and managed statistical research activities at the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statitics (NCES), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the National Science Foundation (NSF). E-mail: thomas.smith@vanderbilt.edu

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Istrate, O., Noveanu, G. & Smith, T.M. Exploring sources of variation in Romanian science achievement. Prospects 36, 475–496 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11125-006-9006-6

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