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Download full textKreft, Ita G. G.; And Others – 1990
An overview is given of the available statistical theory and software for analyzing hierarchically nested data. Programs are evaluated, and general techniques are proposed to analyze data from several domains. This research is part of a larger project to evaluate elementary education in the Netherlands. The models discussed are the random…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedAlbers, Wim; And Others – Psychometrika, 1989
A model is presented for the growth of knowledge reflected by 24 progress tests completed by approximately 600 students at the University of Limburg (Netherlands) Medical School. Based on the Rasch model, this model treats both the person's ability and the difficulty of the question as random variables. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Difficulty Level, Equations (Mathematics)
Kreft, Ita G. G.; de Leeuw, Jan – 1989
Statistical models for school effectiveness rankings are assessed. An analysis of linear models with fixed regression parameters and models with separate regression parameters for each school is presented. In the first case, the regression lines are parallel and the ranking of the schools is the same for all student backgrounds. In the second…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Differences, Mathematical Models
