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Beatty, Abby E.; Esco, Abby; Curtiss, Ashley B. C.; Ballen, Cissy J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2022
To test the hypothesis that students who complete remote online tests experience an 'online grade penalty', we compared performance outcomes of second-year students who elected to complete exams online to those who completed face-to-face, paper-based tests in an organic chemistry course. We pursued the following research questions: (RQ1) Are there…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, College Students, Organic Chemistry, Science Tests
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Kim, Hyunjung – Asia-Pacific Science Education, 2022
This study analyzed the responses of Korean students to interest, confidence, value, and instructional clarity in science and mathematics. To achieve this, the raw data of the recent student survey of TIMSS were analyzed. A one-way ANOVA was performed, and a post hoc test was performed. Additionally, a cohort analysis was performed to determine…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, International Assessment, Foreign Countries
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Zhang, Fa; Bae, Christine L. – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
In this systematic literature review, we examined the theoretical frameworks, construct operationalisation, and quantitative results as they relate to student motivation and science achievement in TIMSS studies. Our synthesis of findings derived from an international dataset present notable value in that the patterns identified regarding the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Science Achievement, Correlation, Self Efficacy
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Lay, Yoon Fah; Rajoo, Murugan – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2020
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international comparative study that has been implemented by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) since 1995. This proposed study is aimed to identify the affective factors contributing to eighth graders' science achievement in TIMSS…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Positive Attitudes
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Geesa, Rachel Louise; Izci, Burcu; Chen, Shiyi; Song, Hyuksoon S. – Journal of Research in Education, 2020
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is an international focus in teaching and learning, and factors influencing students' science achievement vary throughout the world. Guided by the Social Role and Expectancy-Value Theories, we investigated the role of fourth and eighth graders' gender and attitudes toward science…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Scientific Attitudes, Positive Attitudes, Grade 4
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Tsai, Liang-Ting; Yang, Chih-Chien; Chang, Yu-Jen – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2015
This study was to analyze the effects of parental educational level (P.EDU), science attitude (ATT), and valuing science (VAL) on science performance after establishing gender invariance in a representative sample of the Taiwanese eighth grade population drawn from the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Science Achievement, Grade 8