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Lokan, J. (2000). Messages for Mathematics Education from TIMSS in Australia. In: Shorrocks-Taylor, D., Jenkins, E.W. (eds) Learning from Others. Science & Technology Education Library, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47219-8_12
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