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Download full textHuang, Chi-Yu – 1998
This study examined the reliability of three methods for detecting differential item functioning (DIF) (i.e., the Mantel-Haenszel method, the standardization method, and the logistic regression method) applied to achievement test data. In addition, the study examined the influences of different sources of error variance, including examinee,…
Descriptors: Identification, Item Bias, Regression (Statistics), Reliability
Peer reviewedMiskel, Cecil; Heller, Leonard – Journal of Experimental Education, 1973
The purpose of the current research has been to establish the factorial validity and reliability of the Work Components Study in the public school system. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Methods, Motivation, Questionnaires
Peer reviewedTucker, Ledyard R.; Lewis, Charles – Psychometrika, 1973
Maximum likelihood factor analysis provides an effective method for estimation of factor matrices and a useful test statistic in the likelihood ratio for rejection of overly simple factor models. A reliability coefficient is proposed for analysis of factor solution. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Factor Analysis, Goodness of Fit, Item Sampling
Peer reviewedKiger, Jack E.; Wise, Kenneth – College and Research Libraries, 1993
Describes the of attribute sampling to estimate characteristics of library collections and operations. The nature of statistical sampling and making a statistical inference are covered, and examples from library situations are given. Tables of determination of sample size and evaluation of results are included. (Contains six references.) (EAM)
Descriptors: Expectancy Tables, Library Administration, Library Collections, Methods
McLaughlin, Donald H.; And Others – 1997
The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is the third major study in the National Center for Education Statistics program of longitudinal studies about the achievement and characteristics of elementary and secondary school students. NELS:88 began with a base year survey of eighth grade students in 1988, followed up at 2-year…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Followup Studies
Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Mullis, Ina V. S., Ed. – 1996
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is the most ambitious study conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement to date. TIMSS developed and administered tests and questionnaires in three student populations to study achievement in participating countries and the factors associated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Kelly, Dana L., Ed. – 1996
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) developed and administered tests and questionnaires in three student populations to document the quality of mathematics and science education in 45 participating countries. Study design, instrument development, and research procedures were achieved through a complex collaborative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
Beaton, Albert E.; And Others – 1996
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is the largest and most ambitious study undertaken by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Forty-five countries collected data in more than 30 languages. Five grade levels were tested in the two subject areas, so that more than half a million…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Family Environment, Foreign Countries
