Secondary Analysis of the TIMSS Data

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Robitaille, David F. (Editor), Beaton, Albert E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • TIMSS in Context: Asessment, Monitoring, and Moving Targets
  • TIMSS: A Brief Overview of The Study
  • Focus on Mathematics
  • Analyzing Student Responses in Mathematics Using Two-digit Rubrics
  • From SIMS to TIMSS: Trends in Students’ Achievement in Mathematics
  • The Impact of Timss on the Mathematics Standards Movement in The United States
  • TIMSS Mathematics Results: A Japanese Perspective
  • Timss, Common Sense, and the Curriculum
  • Advanced Mathematics: Curricula and Student Performance
  • Focus on Science
  • Exploring Population 2 Students’ Ideas About Science
  • Science Achievement: A Czech Perspective
  • Timss Science Results for Hong Kong: An Ailing Dragon with a British Legacy
  • Science Achievement: A Russian Perspective
  • Timss Science Results Seen from A Nordic Perspective
  • Focus on Cross-Curricular Issues
  • Separating School, Classroom, and Student Variances and Their Relationship to Socio-economic Status
  • On the Relationship Between Mathematics and Science Achievement in the United States
  • Students’ Attitudes and Perceptions
  • Analyzing Gender Differences for High-achieving Students on Timss
  • Investigating Correlates of Mathematics and Science Literacy in the Final Year of Secondary School
  • Indicators of ICT in Mathematics: Status and Covariation with Achievement Measures
  • Extra-school Instruction in Mathematics and Science
  • Teachers’ Sources and Uses of Assessment Information
  • Focus on Methodology
  • Extending the Application of Multilevel Modeling to Data from TIMSS
  • Application of the Scale Anchoring Method to Interpret the TIMSS Achievement Scales
  • Effects of Adaptations on Comparability of Test Items and Test Scores
  • Conclusion
  • A Look Back at TIMSS: What Have We Learned About International Studies?