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V@ndy87

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According to the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the countries with the highest and lowest problem-solving scores, respectively, among 15-year-olds are
 
  Greece and Iceland.
  Japan and United States.
  Austria and Italy.
  Finland and Tunisia.

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Scholars who study international differences in academic achievement agree that _____ is (are) far more responsible for academic differences than are cultural differences.
 
  school practices such as teaching
  the number of immigrants
  poverty
  geography


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elyse44

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Finland and Tunisia.

Answer to Question 2

school practices such as teaching


V@ndy87

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Wow, this really help

ktidd

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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