Which of the following statements is not true of one of the first major studies of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement?

a. Results show that there is remarkable sameness in achievement levels across nations.
b. Results show that there is a wide range of achievement levels across nations.
c. The United States ranked near the middle of the nations studied.
d. The areas for which achievement was studied are civic education, foreign languages, literature, reading comprehension, and science.


ANSWER: a

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