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The Effects of Early Between-School Tracking on Gender Segregation and Gender Gaps in Achievement: A Differences-in-Differences Study
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Steinmann, Isa; Strello, Andrés; Strietholt, Rolf – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2023
We investigated effects of tracking students into higher, more academic, and lower, less academic, school types immediately after primary school (early tracking) instead of having a comprehensive secondary school system (late tracking) on school gender segregation and gender gaps in achievement outcomes. We assumed that, in early tracking…
Descriptors: Track System (Education), Gender Differences, Gender Bias, Secondary Education
Identifying Inconsistent Respondents to Mixed-Worded Scales in Large-Scale Assessments
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Steinmann, Isa; Braeken, Johan; Strietholt, Rolf – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2021
This study investigates consistent and inconsistent respondents to mixed-worded questionnaire scales in large-scale assessments. Mixed-worded scales contain both positively and negatively worded items and are universally applied in different survey and content areas. Due to the changing wording, these scales require a more careful reading and…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Measurement, Test Items, Response Style (Tests)
Early Tracking and Different Types of Inequalities in Achievement: Difference-in-Differences Evidence from 20 Years of Large-Scale Assessments
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Strello, Andrés; Strietholt, Rolf; Steinmann, Isa; Siepmann, Charlotte – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2021
Research to date on the effects of between-school tracking on inequalities in achievement and on performance has been inconclusive. A possible explanation is that different studies used different data, focused on different domains, and employed different measures of inequality. To address this issue, we used all accumulated data collected in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ability Grouping, Equal Education, Outcome Measures
The Contribution of International Large-Scale Assessments to Educational Research: Combining Individual and Institutional Data Sources
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Strietholt, Rolf; Scherer, Ronny – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The present paper aims to discuss how data from international large-scale assessments (ILSAs) can be utilized and combined, even with other existing data sources, in order to monitor educational outcomes and study the effectiveness of educational systems. We consider different purposes of linking data, namely, extending outcomes measures,…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Group Testing, Outcomes of Education, Outcome Measures
Does Non-Participation in Preschool Affect Children's Reading Achievement? International Evidence from Propensity Score Analyses
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Hogrebe, Nina; Strietholt, Rolf – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2016
While expectations are high for early childhood education to support students' reading literacy, research findings are inconclusive. The purpose of the study is to estimate the effect of preschool non-participation on reading literacy at the end of primary school. That is, what is the average achievement of children who did not attend preschool…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Reading Achievement, Emergent Literacy, Student Participation
Valid Inferences of Teachers' Judgements of Pupils' Reading Literacy: Does Formal Teacher Competence Matter?
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Johansson, Stefan; Strietholt, Rolf; Rosén, Monica; Myrberg, Eva – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2014
The primary aim of this study was to investigate whether and, if so, how formal teacher competence relates to the relationship between pupil reading achievement and teachers judgements' of pupils' reading achievement. The data come from the Swedish participation in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2001 in Grade 3.…
Descriptors: Inferences, Reading Skills, Teacher Competencies, Reading Achievement