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Download full textLiqun Yin; Ummugul Bezirhan; Matthias von Davier – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2025
This paper introduces an approach that uses latent class analysis to identify cut scores (LCA-CS) and categorize respondents based on context scales derived from largescale assessments like PIRLS, TIMSS, and NAEP. Context scales use Likert scale items to measure latent constructs of interest and classify respondents into meaningful ordered…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Cutting Scores, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries
Direct linkFryer, Roland G., Jr.; Levitt, Steven D.; List, John; Sadoff, Sally – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
Domestic attempts to use financial incentives for teachers to increase student achievement have been ineffective. In this paper, we demonstrate that exploiting the power of loss aversion--teachers are paid in advance and asked to give back the money if their students do not improve sufficiently--increases math test scores between 0.201 (0.076) and…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Incentives, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Tests
