Effect of relative age in the first grade of primary school on long-term scholastic results: international comparative evidence using PISA 2003
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- Sprietsma, Maresa, 2007. "The Effect of Relative Age in the First Grade of Primary School on Long-Term Scholastic Results: International Comparative Evidence using PISA 2003," ZEW Discussion Papers 07-037, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
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pupil performance; relative age; international comparison;All these keywords.
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- I29 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Other
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
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