Differential Item Functioning: Item Level Analysis of TIMSS Mathematics Test Items Using Australian and Indonesian Database
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عنوان ژورنال: Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2406-9183,2355-794X
DOI: 10.7454/mssh.v18i2.3467