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Daniel Kasper; Katrin Schulz-Heidorf; Knut Schwippert – Sociological Methods & Research, 2024
In this article, we extend Liao's test for across-group comparisons of the fixed effects from the generalized linear model to the fixed and random effects of the generalized linear mixed model (GLMM). Using as our basis the Wald statistic, we developed an asymptotic test statistic for across-group comparisons of these effects. The test can be…
Descriptors: Models, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment
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Vela, Adriana; Jones, Don; Mundy, Marie-Anne; Isaacson, Carrie – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2017
This ex-post-facto quasi-experimental research design was conducted by selecting a convenient sample of approximately 2,000 3rd grade ELLs who took the regular reading and math English STAAR test during the 2014-15 school year in an urban southern Texas school district. This study was conducted using a quantitative research method of data…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Quasiexperimental Design, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests
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Li, Wei; Konstantopoulos, Spyros – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Class size reduction policies have been widely implemented around the world in recent years. However, findings about the effects of class size on student achievement have been mixed. This study examines class size effects on fourth-grade mathematics achievement in 14 European countries using data from TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and…
Descriptors: Class Size, Grade 4, Mathematics Achievement, Evidence
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Skaggs, Gary; Wilkins, Jesse L. M.; Hein, Serge F. – International Journal of Testing, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore the degree of grain size of the attributes and the sample sizes that can support accurate parameter recovery with the General Diagnostic Model (GDM) for a large-scale international assessment. In this resampling study, bootstrap samples were obtained from the 2003 Grade 8 TIMSS in Mathematics at varying…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Achievement