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Direct linkMau, Steffen – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2020
The process of quantification is a powerful development shaping many domains of life today. In the area of education, for example, performance measurement, testing and ranking have become common tools of governance. Quantification is not a neutral way of describing society, but a process of valorisation. It has three sociologically relevant…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Social Influences, Research Methodology, Evaluation Methods
Download full textKastberg, David; Murray, Gordon; Ferraro, David; Arieira, Carlos; Roey, Shep; Mamedova, Saida; Liao, Yuqi – National Center for Education Statistics, 2021
The Program for International Student Assessment Young Adult Follow-up Study (PISA YAFS) is a follow-up study with students who participated in PISA 2012 in the United States. The study is designed to measure how performance on PISA 2012 relates to subsequent measures of outcomes and skills of young adults on an online assessment, Education and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, Young Adults
Surette van Staden – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
Survey research in education is a popular quantitative research design and is used to determine opinions, attitudes, behavior, habits, and perceptions on a wide variety of topics. While many people are familiar with survey methods, it is often used in a 'quick and dirty' way to get information. This case aims to describe some of the challenges of…
Descriptors: Surveys, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries, Literacy
Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Mullis, Ina V. S., Ed.; Hooper, Martin, Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2017
"Methods and Procedures in PIRLS 2016" documents the development of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) assessments and questionnaires and describes the methods used in sampling, translation verification, data collection, database construction, and the construction of the achievement and context questionnaire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Grade 4, International Assessment
Institute of Education Sciences, 2018
IES is the primary research, evaluation, and statistics arm of the U.S. Department of Education. Established through the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA), the Institute's mission is to expand fundamental knowledge and understanding of education and to provide education leaders and practitioners, parents and students, researchers, and…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Grants, Financial Support, Institutional Mission
Suleman, Qaiser; Hussain, Ishtiaq – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of the research paper was to investigate the effect of eclectic learning approach on the academic achievement and retention of students in English at elementary level. A sample of forty students of 8th grade randomly selected from Government Boys High School Khurram District Karak was used. It was an experimental study and that's why…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, School Holding Power, Pretests Posttests
Ahyan, Shahibul; Zulkardi; Darmawijoyo – Indonesian Mathematical Society Journal on Mathematics Education, 2014
This research aims to produce mathematics problems based on PISA level with valid and practical content of change and relationships and has potential effect for Junior High School students. A development research method developed by Akker, Gravemeijer, McKenney and Nieveen is used this research. This development research consists of three stages;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Skills
Lamb, Richard L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Serious Educational Games (SEGs) have been a topic of increased popularity within the educational realm since the early millennia. SEGs are generalized form of Serious Games to mean games for purposes other than entertainment but, that also specifically include training, educational purpose and pedagogy within their design. This rise in popularity…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Models, Artificial Intelligence, Neurological Organization
Baki, Adnan; Guven, Bulent; Karatas, Ilhan; Akkan, Yasar; Cakiroglu, Unal – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2011
The aim of the study is to determine trends in Turkish Mathematics Education on the basis of both master and doctoral theses involved. The researchers reviewed the online databases of the Higher Education Council and Proquest as well as the library of each university and examined 284 graduate theses in regard to research topic, research methods,…
Descriptors: Research Design, Mathematics Education, Educational Research, Research Methodology
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
Shoaf, Lisa M.; Shoaf, Michael G. – Journal of School Public Relations, 2006
In the field of education, success of a school system has traditionally been determined through quantitative methods, such as through scores on achievement tests and survey results. In short, the quantitative method can determine if a school is failing or not. However, it does not answer the question of why a school is failing, a particularly…
Descriptors: School Districts, Academic Achievement, Statistical Analysis, Scores
Peer reviewedHines, Constance V.; And Others – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1981
Discusses research conducted to validate six new or completely revised tests in the Ohio vocational achievement testing program. Results showed a high degree of internal consistency at the total test level and at the subtest level as well. (CT)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Kane, Michael – 1993
A general framework is provided for examining the validity of performance standards for high-stakes achievement tests. The emphasis is on conceptual issues and broadly defined methodological questions, the types of validity evidence that can be collected, and the advantages and limitations of different types of evidence. Validation consists of a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Cutting Scores, Data Collection
Gray, Tracy – 1977
Interim results of the American Institutes for Research study on the impact of the ESEA Title VII Spanish/English Bilingual Education Program imply that certain inferences can be made about the program, inferences which are unjustifiable. By providing only statistical averages on a national sample, the report does a serious disservice by failing…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Klopp, Pamela M.; And Others – 1979
This paper is one of a group that describes the research methodology for an evaluation of individually guided education (IGE) in American elementary schools. The paper covers the first phase activities from solicitation of participants (April 1977) through preparation of final data tapes for the structural equations analysis (September 1978).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Data Analysis, Data Collection
