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Taht, Karin; Must, Olev – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2013
We estimated the invariance of educational achievement (EA) and learning attitudes (LA) measures across nations. A multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was used to estimate the invariance of educational achievement and learning attitudes across 55 nations (Programme for International Student Assessment [PISA] 2006 data, N = 354,203). The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Educational Attitudes
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Neidorf, Teresa Smith; Binkley, Marilyn; Gattis, Kim; Nohara, David – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
This technical report describes a study that was undertaken to compare the content of three mathematics assessments conducted in 2003: the NAEP fourth-and eighth-grade assessments; the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), which also assessed mathematics at the fourth-and eighth-grade levels; and the Program for…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Grade 4, Grade 8, Mathematics Skills
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Kunter, Mareike; Baumert, Jurgen – Learning Environments Research, 2006
In this article, we examine the construct and criteria validity of student and teacher ratings as indicators of instructional features. As parsimonious measures, student and teacher reports are frequently used to assess aspects of the learning environment. From a methodological perspective, however, both approaches have been questioned. Whereas…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Construct Validity, Evaluation Criteria, Teacher Attitudes