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IEA's Technical Standards for International Large-Scale Assessment
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Michael O. Martin, Editor; Julian Fraillon, Editor; Heiko Sibberns, Editor; Betina Borisova, Contributor; Ekaterina Buzkich, Contributor; David Ebbs, Contributor; Eugenio Gonzalez, Contributor; Seamus Hegarty, Contributor; Sabine Meinck, Contributor; Sebastian Meyer, Contributor; Irini Moustaki, Contributor; Lauren Musu, Contributor; Keith Rust, Contributor; Ulrich Sievers, Contributor; Matthias von Davier, Contributor; Kentaro Yamamoto, Contributor – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2025
This publication presents "IEA's Technical Standards for International Large-Scale Assessment." The initial standards, published in 1999, aimed to consolidate the best practices and methodological rigor in IEA's approach to educational assessment, addressing the unique needs of international studies. The standards presented in this…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Standards, Test Construction, Data Collection
Plain Language in Web Questionnaires: Effects on Data Quality and Questionnaire Evaluation
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Irina Bauer; Tanja Kunz; Tobias Gummer – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2025
In web surveys, no interviewer is present to clarify question comprehension problems, which can be particularly prevalent among respondents with low literacy skills. Although plain language is used in various contexts to improve text comprehensibility, its use in social science questionnaires has not been investigated to date. Using a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Surveys, Data Collection, Questionnaires
6Ps Guidelines for Constructing an English Questionnaire for a Survey in Social Science Research
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Benjawan Plengkham; Sonthaya Rattanasak; Patsawut Sukserm – Journal of Education and Learning, 2025
This academic article provides the essential steps for designing an effective English questionnaire in social science research, with a focus on ensuring clarity, cultural sensitivity and ethical integrity. Developed from key insights from related studies, it outlines potential practice in questionnaire design, item development and the importance…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Test Construction, Questionnaires, Surveys
The Effects of Open-Ended Probes on Closed Survey Questions in Web Surveys
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Patricia Hadler – Sociological Methods & Research, 2025
Probes are follow-ups to survey questions used to gain insights on respondents' understanding of and responses to these questions. They are usually administered as open-ended questions, primarily in the context of questionnaire pretesting. Due to the decreased cost of data collection for open-ended questions in web surveys, researchers have argued…
Descriptors: Online Surveys, Discovery Processes, Test Items, Data Collection
Data Quality Disparities in Large-Scale Assessments: Insufficient Effort Responding across Student Groups, Schools, and Cultures
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Melissa Dan Wang – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2025
Although self-report surveys are widely used for data collection, data quality can vary across populations because certain groups are more likely to engage in insufficient effort responding (IER). Our study examined how different levels of the educational system--student groups, schools, and cultural contexts--affect data quality due to IER, using…
Descriptors: Responses, Response Style (Tests), Questionnaires, Surveys