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Download full textJakwerth, Pamela M.; And Others – 1997
Five interrelated papers that explore the theme of validity within the context of cross-national assessments are grouped in this collection. These papers were presented at a symposium at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. These papers draw on data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedSchmidt, William H.; McKnight, Curtis C. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1995
This article focuses on educational opportunity as an organizing construct of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), in contrast with traditional opportunity-to-learn measures. A new conceptualization of educational opportunity is needed for cross-national studies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Indicators, Elementary Secondary Education
Kjoernsli, Marit; Jorde, Doris – 1992
Science assessment has been included with mathematics and language assessment on the international level since the 1970s. This paper discusses techniques of assessment that have been utilized to measure science process skills. The first section discusses the Assessment Performance Unit, a British project with the aim of developing innovative…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, International Studies
