Linking TIMSS and NAEP Assessments to Evaluate International Trends in Achievement

Autor/inn/en	Lim, Hwanggyu; Sireci, Stephen G.
Titel	Linking TIMSS and NAEP Assessments to Evaluate International Trends in Achievement
Quelle	In: Education Policy Analysis Archives, 25 (2017) 11, (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-2341
Schlagwörter	Achievement Tests; Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Tests; International Assessment; National Competency Tests; Educational Trends; Grade 8; Equated Scores; Foreign Countries; United States; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study; National Assessment of Educational Progress + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Bildungsentwicklung; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Ausland; USA
Abstract	The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) makes it possible to compare the performance of students in the US in Mathematics and Science to the performance of students in other countries. TIMSS uses four international benchmarks for describing student achievement: Low, Intermediate, High, and Advanced. In this study, we linked the eighth-grade Math TIMSS and NAEP scales using equipercentile equating to (a) help better interpret U.S. eighth-grade students' performance on TIMSS, and (b) investigate the progress of eighth-grade U.S. students over time relative to the progress of students in other countries. Results indicated that relative to other countries, U.S. eighth-grade students increased with respect to the "At or Above Basic" NAEP Achievement level, but that other countries saw larger improvements in the higher achievement level categories, relative to the US. This finding may reflect the emphasis of No Child Left Behind on raising lower achievement to "proficient." However, with respect to "Advanced" mathematics achievement, eighth-grade U.S. students showed less improvement than students in other countries. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01