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Yu, Kuang-Chao; Lin, Kuen-Yi; Chang, Shu-Fen – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to develop a mechanical critical thinking scale for high school students. A stratified random sampling method was used to establish the norms. After pre-tests and item analysis, the scale was determined to have five subtest sections (i.e., recognition of assumptions, induction, deduction, interpretation, and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, High School Students, Foreign Countries, Item Analysis
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Eklöf, Hanna; Pavešic, Barbara Japelj; Grønmo, Liv Sissel – Applied Measurement in Education, 2014
The purpose of the study was to measure students' reported test-taking effort and the relationship between reported effort and performance on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Advanced mathematics test. This was done in three countries participating in TIMSS Advanced 2008 (Sweden, Norway, and Slovenia), and the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Correlation
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Chan, David W. – Roeper Review, 2010
This study investigated the identification and distribution of perfectionist types with a sample of 111 academically gifted Chinese students aged 17 to 20 in Hong Kong. Three approaches to classification were employed. Apart from the direct questioning approach, the rational approach and the clustering approach classified students using their…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Classification, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods