Subject-specific strength and weaknesses of fourth-grade students in Europe: a comparative latent profile analysis of multidimensional proficiency patterns based on PIRLS/TIMSS combined 2011

Abstract Background In 2011 the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) were conducted at fourth grade in a number of participating countries with a shared representative sample. In this article we investigate whe...

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Main Authors: Heike Wendt, Daniel Kasper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-09-01
Series:Large-scale Assessments in Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40536-016-0026-2