Learning about Students' Knowledge and Thinking in Science through Large-Scale Quantitative Studies.

Olsen, Rolf V.; Turmo, Are; Lie, Svein

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ERIC Number: EJ661991

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Publication Date: 2001

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Learning about Students' Knowledge and Thinking in Science through Large-Scale Quantitative Studies.

Olsen, Rolf V.; Turmo, Are; Lie, Svein

European Journal of Psychology of Education, v26 n3 p403-20 Sep 2001

Discusses how responses to multiple-choice items could be interpreted, demonstrates how responses on constructed-response items can be analyzed, and examines interactions between item characteristics and student responses. Uses information, specifically items and student responses, from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). (CMK)

Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Secondary Education, Statistical Analysis, Student Reaction, Test Format, Test Items, Testing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

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