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Methodological advances in cross-national surveys of educational achievement /

Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Board on International Comparative Studies in Education., National Research Council (U.S.). Center for Education. Board on Testing and Assessment., National Research Council (U.S.). Center for Education.
Other Authors: Porter, Andrew C., Gamoran, Adam,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : National Academy Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Education > Research > Methodology
Academic achievement
Comparative education
Éducation > Recherche > Méthodologie
Succès scolaire
Éducation comparée
EDUCATION > Research.
Academic achievement.
Comparative education.
Education > Research > Methodology.
Vergelijkende onderwijskunde.
Studieresultaten.
Survey-onderzoek.
Methodologie.
Forschung.
Kongress.
Pädagogik.
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Table of Contents:
  • Progress and challenges for large-scale studies / Andrew C. Porter and Adam Gamoran
  • Study design
  • The measurement of student achievement in international studies / Robert L. Linn
  • Adapting achievement tests into multiple languages for international assessments / Ronald K. Hambleton
  • Sampling issues in design, conduct, and interpretation of international comparative studies of school achievement / James R. Chromy
  • Culture and context
  • Cultural-cognitive issues in academic achievement: new directions for cross-national research / Janine Bempechat, Norma V. Jimenez, and Beth A. Boulay
  • Measuring family background in international studies of education: conceptual issues and methodological challenges / Claudia Buchmann
  • Advancements in conceptualizing and analyzing cultural effects in cross-national studies of educational achievement / Gerald K. LeTendre
  • Making inferences
  • The measurement of opportunity to learn / Robert E. Floden
  • Statistical issues in analysis of international comparisons of educational achievement / Stephen W. Raudenbush and Ji-Soo Kim
  • Drawing inferences for national policy from large-scale cross-national education surveys / Marshall S. Smith
  • Conclusion
  • Large-scale, cross-national surveys of educational achievement: promises, pitfalls, and possibilities / Brian Rowan.

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