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Babiar, Tasha Calvert – Journal of Applied Measurement, 2011
Traditionally, women and minorities have not been fully represented in science and engineering. Numerous studies have attributed these differences to gaps in science achievement as measured by various standardized tests. Rather than describe mean group differences in science achievement across multiple cultures, this study focused on an in-depth…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Science Achievement, Standardized Tests, Grade 8
Sireci, Stephen G.; Gonzalez, Eugenio J. – 2003
International comparative educational studies make use of test instruments originally developed in English by international panels of experts, but that are ultimately administered in the language of instruction of the students. The comparability of the different language versions of these assessments is a critical issue in validating the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, International Education

O'Leary, Michael – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2002
Examined the performance of Irish students on multiple-choice, short-answer, and extended-response item sets from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study to determine whether Ireland's relative rank among the more than 40 countries involved remained stable. Findings provide additional evidence that comparing student achievement…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, International Education, Mathematics Achievement
O'Leary, Michael – 2001
Data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) were examined to determine the extent to which the rank ordering of countries based on pupil test performance was consistent across three different item formats: multiple-choice, short-answer, and extended-response. Findings from the analysis are used to make the case that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Constructed Response, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries