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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1256807
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 37
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ISSN: EISSN-2196-0739
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The Measure of Socio-Economic Status in PISA: A Review and Some Suggested Improvements
Large-scale Assessments in Education, v8 Article 8 2020
This article reviews the history of the measure of socio-economic status in PISA and identifies theoretical underpinnings of the index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS). It then highlights multiple changes in the instruments and scaling methods used by PISA over time, and suggests ways of resolving the tensions behind some of these changes and thereby stabilise the measure of ESCS. A stable definition and operational procedure to derive the ESCS index appears essential to compare the ESCS-achievement relationship over time. Some of the suggestions included in this article were already implemented in the 2018 cycle.
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, International Assessment, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Test Construction, Test Content, Cultural Influences, Social Influences, Economic Factors
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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