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The joint estimation of accuracy and speed: An application to the INVALSI data [PDF]
In Italy, the National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education and Training System (INVALSI) every year administers standardized tests via computer-based testing (CBT) to students attending grades 8, 10, and 13. The CBT mode allows to collect data not only on the students’ response accuracy (RA) based on item responses, but also on their response
Marta Desimoni +2 more
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The orthographic competence in the INVALSI tests
This contribution examines the orthographic competence of Italian students, on the basis of their answers to questions related to orthography in the INVALSI tests of Italian.
Maria G. Lo Duca, Zuzana Toth
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INVALSI for the school: new resources for teaching Italian
In a difficult moment for the education system, INVALSI proposed three new resources for schools: formative testing, videos and webinars. The article presents some characteristics, aims, results and prospects of these projects.
Antonella Mastrogiovanni +2 more
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Random effects regression trees for the analysis of INVALSI data [PDF]
Mixed or multilevel models exploit random effects to deal with hierarchical data, where statistical units are clustered in groups and cannot be assumed as independent. Sometimes, the assumption of linear dependence of a response on a set of explanatory variables is not plausible, and model specification becomes a challenging task.
Leonardo Grilli +2 more
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The influence of the time variable on Invalsi Tests of math
The essay presents the results of a survey aimed at evaluating how the time variable influences the performance of Invalsi math tests in the Italian secondary school.
Stefania Pinnelli, Marina De Nunzio
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What should we do (or should not) with INVALSI data
The present contribution examines the debate in the press following the publication of the results of the Invalsi tests in July 2019, pointing out hasty interpretations, or misleading ones, proposed by journalists.
Alberto Sobrero
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Il presente contributo nasce da un’indagine esplorativa condotta nel mese di febbraio 2021, con l’intento di cogliere gli atteggiamenti, le conoscenze e le esperienze professionali dei docenti di scuola primaria, del territorio cuneese e della città di ...
Manuela Roccia
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What does gender has to do with math? Complex questions require complex answers
Abstract Whether mathematics is a gendered domain or not is a long‐lasting issue bringing along major social and educational implications. The females' underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been considered one of the key signs of the math gender gap, although the current view largely attributes the origin ...
Luisa Girelli
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Teacher allocation and school performance in Italy
Abstract Italy's secondary school system faced budget cuts, which limit availability of new permanent job slots for teachers. The allocation of these slots favours teachers with more seniority such that the age distribution of teachers across schools reflects older teachers' preferences for being close to urban centres.
Alex Bryson +2 more
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