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The Measurement of Educational Inequality: Achievement and Opportunity [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011 This paper proposes two related measures of educational inequality: one for educational achievement and another for educational opportunity. The former is the simple variance (or standard deviation) of test scores.
Gignoux, Jérémie +1 more
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Foundational Competencies in Educational Measurement: A Rejoinder
Educational Measurement: Issues and PracticeWhat are foundational competencies in educational measurement? We published a framework for these foundational competencies in this journal (Ackerman et al.) and were grateful to receive eight commentaries raising a number of important questions about ...
Andrew D Ho +2 more
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Theoretical and Practical Advances in Computer-based Educational Measurement [PDF]
, 2019 This open access book presents a large number of innovations in the world of operational testing. It brings together different but related areas and provides insight in their possibilities, their advantages and drawbacks.
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Validation of response processes in medical assessment using an explanatory item response model
BMC Medical Education, 2022 Background Response process validation is a crucial source of test validity. The expected cognitive load scale was created based on the reflection of the mental effort by which borderline students solve an item defined by experts. The stem length affects
Veerapong Vattanavanit +2 more
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The effect of missing data on the bias and accuracy of academic alienation questionnaire questions [PDF]
مطالعات روانشناسی تربیتی, 2022 One of the important type of errors is differential item functioning (DIF). The aim of this study, using the Monte Carlo simulation method, was to determine whether the effect of missing data on the bias and precision of the Likelihood Ratio test for DIF
Zahra Jahanbakhsh +3 more
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On Educational Performance Measures [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011 AbstractQuantitative performance measures (QPMs) of schools are playing an ever‐larger role in education systems on both sides of the Atlantic. In this paper, we outline the rationale for the use of such measures in education, review the literature relating to several important problems associated with their use and argue that they nonetheless have a ...
Muriel, Alastair, Smith, Jeffrey A.
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Equal opportunities for all? Analyzing within-country variation in school effectiveness
Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2022 Background The present study addresses the equality of school effectiveness across schools. One central aim of compulsory education is for students to learn equally well at all schools in a country even if these schools differ in terms of student ...
Isa Steinmann, Rolf Vegar Olsen
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Who are those random responders on your survey? The case of the TIMSS 2015 student questionnaire
Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2023 A general validity and survey quality concern with student questionnaires under low-stakes assessment conditions is that some responders will not genuinely engage with the questionnaire, often with more random response patterns as a result.
Jianan Chen +2 more
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BMC Psychology, 2023 Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had a broad influence on health and society across the globe, especially on the education sector as its educators have had to continue the provision of teaching and learning opportunities to their students online in ...
Ittipaat Suwathanpornkul +4 more
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Fairness in Educational Assessment and Measurement [PDF]
, 2016 The importance of fairness, validity, and accessibility in assessment is greater than ever as testing expands to include more diverse populations, more complex purposes, and more sophisticated technologies. This book offers a detailed account of fairness
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