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GENDER DIFFERENCES IN HIGH-STAKES MATHS TESTING. FINDINGS FROM POLAND

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/slgr-2017-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6059 | Journal ISSN: 0860-150X
Language: English
Page range: 205 - 226
Published on: Oct 31, 2017
Published by: University of Białystok
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