New Methodological Approach to Classify Educational Institutions—A Case Study on Romanian High Schools

Since 2021, the National Evaluation exam in Romania (the exam aimed to assess 14- to 15-year-old students’ knowledge at the end of lower secondary education and just before high school) has presented a novel examination structure that resembles PISA tests. The current investigation analyses the 2021...

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Published in:Mathematics (Basel) 2022-07, Vol.10 (14), p.2480
Main Authors: Necula, Marian, Roșu, Maria-Magdalena, Firescu, Alexandra-Maria, Basu, Cecilia, Ardelean, Andreea, Milea, Eduard C., Păun, Mihaela
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