Re-Examining Test Item Issues in the TIMSS Mathematics and Science Assessments

Autor/in	Wang, Jianjun
Titel	Re-Examining Test Item Issues in the TIMSS Mathematics and Science Assessments
Quelle	In: School Science and Mathematics, 111 (2011) 7, S.334-344 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6803
DOI	10.1111/j.1949-8594.2011.00096.x
Schlagwörter	Test Items; Figurative Language; Item Response Theory; Benchmarking; Mathematics Achievement; Science Achievement; Achievement Rating; Comparative Analysis; Comparative Education; Comparative Testing; Investigations; Evaluation Problems; Evaluation Research; Evaluation Criteria; Difficulty Level; Test Theory; Databases; Achievement Gap; Robustness (Statistics); Models; United States; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Test content; Testaufgabe; Item-Response-Theorie; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Achievement; Rating; Leistung; Beurteilung; Leistungsbeurteilung; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Untersuchung; Evaluationsforschung; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Testtheorie; Datenbank; Widerstandsfähigkeit; Analogiemodell; USA
Abstract	As the largest international study ever taken in history, the Trend in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) has been held as a benchmark to measure U.S. student performance in the global context. In-depth analyses of the TIMSS project are conducted in this study to examine key issues of the comparative investigation: (1) item flaws in mathematics and science; (2) inability to reflect item score differences between adjacent grades; (3) ambiguity of the test items behind nonrandom guessing; and (4) unfair comparisons resulted from inconsistent item difficulties across the nations. The TIMSS item checking could help education stakeholders understand more profound assessment issues through the information triangulation. (Contains 1 table and 8 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10