A Cross-National Comparison of Reported Effort and Mathematics Performance in TIMSS Advanced

Autor/inn/en	Eklöf, Hanna; Pavešic, Barbara Japelj; Grønmo, Liv Sissel
Titel	A Cross-National Comparison of Reported Effort and Mathematics Performance in TIMSS Advanced
Quelle	In: Applied Measurement in Education, 27 (2014) 1, S.31-45 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-7347
DOI	10.1080/08957347.2013.853070
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Tests; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; Correlation; Student Motivation; Mathematics Achievement; National Competency Tests; Grade 12; High School Students; Test Validity; Item Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Student Attitudes; Gender Differences; Scores; Questionnaires; Norway; Slovenia; Sweden; National Assessment of Educational Progress; Program for International Student Assessment; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; Korrelation; Schulische Motivation; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Testvalidität; Itemanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Fragebogen; Norwegen; Slowenien; Schweden
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to measure students' reported test-taking effort and the relationship between reported effort and performance on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Advanced mathematics test. This was done in three countries participating in TIMSS Advanced 2008 (Sweden, Norway, and Slovenia), and the present study is the first to make a cross-national comparison of reported effort in the TIMSS context. Students in all three samples on average reported a rather low level of motivation to spend effort on the low-stakes TIMSS test and in all nations, there was a statistically significant relationship between reported effort and test performance. These patterns of results were similar for the three nations, although there were also differences. The Swedish students reported the lowest level of invested effort, and the relationship between reported effort and test performance was strongest for Sweden. Although the study has limitations, findings are potentially important and suggest that student effort and motivation needs continued monitoring in low-stakes assessment contexts such as TIMSS, Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), or National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). (As Provided).
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