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von Davier, Matthias; Yamamoto, Kentaro; Shin, Hyo Jeong; Chen, Henry; Khorramdel, Lale; Weeks, Jon; Davis, Scott; Kong, Nan; Kandathil, Mat – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2019
Based on concerns about the item response theory (IRT) linking approach used in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) until 2012 as well as the desire to include new, more complex, interactive items with the introduction of computer-based assessments, alternative IRT linking methods were implemented in the 2015 PISA round. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
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Rutkowski, Leslie; Rutkowski, David; Liaw, Yuan-Ling – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2019
Modern international studies of educational achievement have grown in terms of participating educational systems. Accompanying this development is an increase in heterogeneity, as more and different kinds of educational systems take part. This growth has been particularly pronounced among low-performing, less economically developed systems.…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests