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ERIC Number: EJ634023
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
TIMSS Primary and Middle School Data: Some Technical Concerns.
Wang, Jianjun
Educational Researcher, v30 n6 p17-21 Aug-Sep 2001
Examines student performance from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), explaining that the test score component of the TIMSS has some technical problems that should be considered when interpreting results and that TIMSS country rankings should not be accepted at face value. Other technical issues hinge on instrument construction, curricular inequivalency, and statistical outliers. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Education, Scores, Standardized Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Third International Mathematics and Science Study