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Mathematics achievement of girls and boys in grade eight: results from twenty countries

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Hanna, G. Mathematics achievement of girls and boys in grade eight: results from twenty countries. Educ Stud Math 20, 225–232 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00579464

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