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A Multilevel Analysis of Singaporean Students’ Mathematics Performance in PISA 2012

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What Can PISA 2012 Data Tell Us?

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As a top-performing country in international assessments of student achievement (Mullis et al., 2008; Mullis et al., 2012; OECD, 2004, 2010, 2014a), Singapore has aroused great attention among educators, researchers, and policy makers around the world.

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Chen, Q. (2016). A Multilevel Analysis of Singaporean Students’ Mathematics Performance in PISA 2012. In: Thien, L.M., Razak, N.A., Keeves, J.P., Darmawan, I.G.N. (eds) What Can PISA 2012 Data Tell Us?. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-468-8_2

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