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Nijlen, Daniel Van; Janssen, Rianne – Applied Measurement in Education, 2015
In this study it is investigated to what extent contextualized and non-contextualized mathematics test items have a differential impact on examinee effort. Mixture item response theory (IRT) models are applied to two subsets of items from a national assessment on mathematics in the second grade of the pre-vocational track in secondary education in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Measurement, Item Response Theory, Test Items
Wolfe, Richard G. – 1987
The Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS) of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) was conducted in 20 countries on two sampled populations: Population A of 13-year-olds and Population B of students studying mathematics in their final year of secondary school. Mathematics achievement was measured…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Arithmetic, Calculators