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Download full textEgan, Laura; Tang, Judy H.; Ferraro, David; Erberber, Ebru; Tsokodayi, Yemurai; Stearns, Pat – National Center for Education Statistics, 2022
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international comparative study designed to measure trends in mathematics and science achievement at grades 4 and 8, as well as to collect information about educational contexts (such as students' schools, teachers, and homes) that may be related to student achievement. TIMSS has…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Mathematics Achievement, International Assessment, Foreign Countries
Averett, Chris; Ferraro, David; Tang, Judy; Erberber, Ebru; Stearns, Pat – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international comparative study designed to measure trends in mathematics and science achievement at the fourth and eighth grades, as well as to collect information about educational contexts (such as students' schools, teachers, and homes) that may be related to student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Achievement, International Assessment
Direct linkKalinowski, Steven T.; Leonard, Mary J.; Taper, Mark L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
We developed and validated the Conceptual Assessment of Natural Selection (CANS), a multiple-choice test designed to assess how well college students understand the central principles of natural selection. The expert panel that reviewed the CANS concluded its questions were relevant to natural selection and generally did a good job sampling the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Tests, Genetics, Evolution
Puncochar, Judith; Klett, Mitchell – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2013
The goals of a Liberal Studies education are designed to prepare citizens to live responsible, productive, and creative lives in a changing world. Ideally, a liberal education fosters well-grounded intellectuals with dispositions toward learning and an acceptance of responsibility regarding their ideas and actions. To measure the efficacy of a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Models, Science Achievement, Inquiry
Hopstock, Paul J.; Pelczar, Marisa P. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This technical report and user's guide is designed to provide researchers with an overview of the design and implementation of the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), as well as with information on how to access the PISA 2009 data. This information is meant to supplement that presented in Organization for Economic Cooperation…
Descriptors: Parent Materials, Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2009
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD's) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) surveys, which take place every three years, have been designed to collect information about 15-year-old students in participating countries. PISA examines how well students are prepared to meet the challenges of the future,…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Scaling, Academic Achievement, Interrater Reliability
Tuan, Hsiao-Lin; Chin, Chi-Chin; Shieh, Shyang-Horng – International Journal of Science Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to develop a questionnaire that measures students' motivation toward science learning (SMTSL). Six scales were developed: self-efficacy, active learning strategies, science learning value, performance goal, achievement goal, and learning environment stimulation. In total, 1407 junior high school students from central…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Questionnaires, Self Efficacy
