Changes in examination formats increase gender disparities in lower secondary school exams
Researchers behind the publication Mille Bjørk and Anders Hjorth-Trolle, ROCKWOOL Foundation.
This content is only available in Danish (“Ændringer i prøveformer giver øget kønsforskel i folkeskolens eksamener”).
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