| 英文摘要 |
Large-scale assessments in education, such as IEA's TIMSS and PIRLS, rely on sophisticated assessment instruments, elaborate sample designs, and leading-edge item response theory to meet their analytical objectives. Both assessments provide a rich and complex database intended to support and promote secondary analyses. This paper describes the complex international database structures and the statistical methods and procedures for analyzing TIMSS and PIRLS data, with examples provided for illustration. Three essential elements must be considered by researchers in any statistical analysis based on data from the TIMSS and PIRLS international databases. The first is the use of sampling weights in order to produce accurate and reliable results. Second, both assessments apply the Jackknife Repeated Replication technique to derive proper estimates of sampling variance. Finally, with student achievement reported as sets of five plausible values, statistical analyses are performed five times, once for each plausible value, and the final results aggregated across the five plausible values. Researchers and users of the TIMSS and PIRLS international databases who conduct their analyses as described in this paper should feel confident in the results their analyses will yield. |
本站僅提供期刊文獻檢索。
