Getting it 'better'. The importance of improving background questionnaires in international large-scale assessment.

Autor/inn/en	Rutkowski, Leslie; Rutkowski, David
Titel	Getting it 'better'. The importance of improving background questionnaires in international large-scale assessment.
Quelle	In: Journal of curriculum studies, 42 (2010) 3, S. 411-430Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0272; 1366-5839
DOI	10.1080/00220272.2010.487546
Schlagwörter	TIMSS (Third International Mathematics and Science Study); Großforschung; Internationale Organisation; IGLU (Internationale Grundschul-Lese-Untersuchung); PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment)
Abstract	In addition to collecting achievement data, international large-scale assessment programmes gather auxiliary information from students and schools regarding the context of teaching and learning. In an effort to clarify some of the opacity surrounding international large-scale assessment programmes and the potential problems associated with less than optimal background questionnaires, this paper outlines how auxiliary student background data influence the black box of achievement score construction. This discussion is supplemented with a number of empirical examples that point to possible threats to accurate achievement estimation, including missing data treatment, poor scale reliability, and questionnaire respondents' misunderstanding or inaccurate answers to the questions.
Erfasst von	IPN - Leibniz-Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik an der Universität Kiel
Update	2013/1