Re-Reviewing Item Parameter Equivalence in TIMSS 2015 from a Sociocognitive Perspective

Autor/in	Yildirim, Hüseyin H.
Titel	Re-Reviewing Item Parameter Equivalence in TIMSS 2015 from a Sociocognitive Perspective
Quelle	In: Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 33 (2021) 1, S.27-48 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yildirim, Hüseyin H.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1874-8597
DOI	10.1007/s11092-020-09350-8
Schlagwörter	Educational Assessment; Test Items; Item Response Theory; Psychometrics; Cognitive Processes; Cultural Differences; Item Analysis; Cross Cultural Studies; Scores; Achievement Tests; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; International Assessment; Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Tests; Science Achievement; Science Tests; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Test content; Testaufgabe; Item-Response-Theorie; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Kultureller Unterschied; Itemanalyse; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Ausland; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz
Abstract	From a sociocognitive perspective, item parameters in a test represent regularities in examinees' item responses. These regularities are originated from shared experiences among individuals in interacting with their environment. Theories explaining the relationship between culture and cognition also acknowledge these shared experiences as the source of human cognition. In this context, this study argues that if human cognition is a cultural phenomenon and not everywhere the same, then item parameters in cross-cultural surveys may inevitably fluctuate across culturally different populations. The investigation of item parameter equivalence in TIMSS 2015 supports this argument. The multidimensional scaling representation of similarity in the item parameters across countries in TIMSS 2015 shows that the item parameters are more similar within Arab, Western, East Asian and post-Soviet country clusters and are remarkably less similar between these clusters. Similar fluctuation structure across countries in discrimination and difficulty parameters in mathematics and science subjects point to the vital role of cultural differences in item parameter nonequivalence in cross-cultural surveys. The study concludes that it is very difficult for cross-cultural surveys to achieve the highest level of measurement invariance that guarantees meaningful scale score comparisons across countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01