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Effects of Adaptations on Comparability of Test Items and Test Scores

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Secondary Analysis of the TIMSS Data

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  1. Kadriye Ercikan
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  1. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    David F. Robitaille

  2. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA

    Albert E. Beaton

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Ercikan, K., McCreith, T. (2002). Effects of Adaptations on Comparability of Test Items and Test Scores. In: Robitaille, D.F., Beaton, A.E. (eds) Secondary Analysis of the TIMSS Data. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47642-8_24

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