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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Effects of Teachers' Qualifications, Practices, and Perceptions on Student Achievement in TIMSS Mathematics: A Comparison of Two Countries
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Dodeen, Hamzeh; Abdelfattah, Faisal; Shumrani, Saleh; Hilal, Maher Abu – International Journal of Testing, 2012
This study focused on comparing mathematics teachers' qualifications, practices, and perceptions between Saudi and Taiwanese schools. Data analyzed in this study were the responses of mathematics teachers to the Teacher Background Questionnaire--8th Grade from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 2007. The Saudi…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Teacher Background, Mathematics Teachers, Educational Environment
Differential Bundle Functioning Analysis of the Self-Description Questionnaire Self-Concept Scale for Kenyan Female and Male Students Using the MIMIC Model
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Mucherah, Winnie; Finch, W. Holmes; Keaikitse, Setlhomo – International Journal of Testing, 2012
Understanding adolescent self-concept is of great concern for educators, mental health professionals, and parents, as research consistently demonstrates that low self-concept is related to a number of problem behaviors and poor outcomes. Thus, accurate measurements of self-concept are key, and the validity of such measurements, including the…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Mental Health Workers, Validity, Self Concept Measures
Adaptation and Analysis of Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire in the Chinese Setting
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Lee, John Chi-kin; Yin, Hongbiao; Zhang, Zhonghua – International Journal of Testing, 2010
This article reports the adaptation and analysis of Pintrich's Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) in Hong Kong. First, this study examined the psychometric qualities of the existing Chinese version of MSLQ (MSLQ-CV). Based on this examination, this study developed a revised Chinese version of MSLQ (MSLQ-RCV) for junior…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Psychometrics, Secondary School Students
Ranking Groups' Abilities: Is It Always Reliable?
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Schechtman, Edna; Yitzhaki, Shlomo – International Journal of Testing, 2009
The huge technological improvement in data processing and the globalization have increased the demand for and the supply of indices that quantify the consequences of a policy. However, there are certain cases in which quantification may be misleading in the sense that it gives the impression of an accurate measurement while in reality it is not.…
Descriptors: Ability, Measurement, Classification, Students
Detecting Differential Item Functioning across Examinees Tested in Their Dominant Language and Examinees Tested in a Second Language
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Hauger, Jeffrey B.; Sireci, Stephen G. – International Journal of Testing, 2008
In this study, we examined the presence of differential item functioning (DIF) among groups of students who were tested in their native language or in a different language when participating in the 1999 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study. Data from 18,837 examinees from three countries (Singapore, United States, and Iran) were…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Language Dominance, Second Languages, Language Proficiency
Test-Taking Motivation and Mathematics Performance in TIMSS 2003
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Eklof, Hanna – International Journal of Testing, 2007
This study explores the reported level of test-taking motivation and the relation between test-taking motivation and mathematics achievement in a sample of Swedish eighth-grade students (n = 343) participating in Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003. A majority of students reported that they were motivated to do their…
Descriptors: Males, Mathematics Achievement, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes