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Suggested Citation: "What is TIMSS?." National Research Council. 1997. Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5937.
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Suggested Citation: "What is TIMSS?." National Research Council. 1997. Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5937.
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Suggested Citation: "What is TIMSS?." National Research Council. 1997. Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5937.
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Suggested Citation: "What is TIMSS?." National Research Council. 1997. Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5937.
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Suggested Citation: "What is TIMSS?." National Research Council. 1997. Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5937.
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Suggested Citation: "What is TIMSS?." National Research Council. 1997. Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5937.
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Suggested Citation: "What is TIMSS?." National Research Council. 1997. Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5937.
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Suggested Citation: "What is TIMSS?." National Research Council. 1997. Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5937.
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Suggested Citation: "What is TIMSS?." National Research Council. 1997. Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5937.
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Suggested Citation: "What is TIMSS?." National Research Council. 1997. Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5937.
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Suggested Citation: "What is TIMSS?." National Research Council. 1997. Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5937.
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