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Analyzing data from a national assessment of educational achievement / / Gerry Shiel and Fernando Cartwright
| Analyzing data from a national assessment of educational achievement / / Gerry Shiel and Fernando Cartwright |
| Autore | Shiel Gerry |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 pages) |
| Disciplina | 371.26 |
| Collana | National assessments of educational achievement |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements
Educational evaluation |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9584-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND EDITORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Note; Part I: An Introduction to the Statistical Analysis of National Assessment Data; 1. THE DATABASE FOR ANALYSES; Saving the CD Files to Your Hard Drive or Server; Survey Instruments; TABLES; 1.1 Mathematics Test: Distribution of Items by Content Area and Process; Sampling Weights; 1.2 Abbreviated Questionnaire Descriptions; SPSS; EXERCISES; 1.1 Running Descriptive Statistics in SPSS and Saving the Files; EXERCISE FIGURES; 1.1.A: Weight Cases Dialog Box
1.1.B: SPSS Descriptives Dialog BoxWesVar; Notes; 2. EXPLORING NATIONAL ASSESSMENT DATA USING SPSS; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Spread; Measures of Position; Measures of Shape; FIGURES; 2.1 Normal Distribution Showing Standard Deviation Units; 2.2 Examples of Distributions with Positive, Negative, and No Skews; Exploring a Data Set Using SPSS; 2.1 Running Explore in SPSS, Single Dependent Variable (One Level); EXERCISE TABLES; 2.1.A: Case-Processing Summary; 2.1.B: Descriptive Statistics; 2.1.A: Stem-and-Leaf Plot for Mathematics Scale Scores 2.1.B: Box Plot for Mathematics Scale Scores2.2 Running Explore in SPSS, Single Dependent Variable (More Than One Level); 2.2.A: Box Plots for Mathematics Scale Scores by Region; Notes; 3. AN INTRODUCTION TO WESVAR; Setting Up a Data File in WesVar; Adding Variable Labels; Computing Descriptive Statistics in WesVar; 3.1 Adding Variable Labels in WesVar; 3.1 Generating Descriptive Statistics in WesVar; 3.1.A: New WesVar Workbook; 3.1.B: Specifying Variables for Analysis in WesVar Descriptives; 3.1.C: Output from WesVar Descriptives; 3.1.D: Exporting a WesVar File Calculating a Mean Score and Its Standard Error3.2 Computing a Mean Score and Its Standard Error in WesVar; 3.2.A: Specifying a Computed Statistic in a WesVar Table; 3.2.B: Output for WesVar Tables: Computing Mean Score; Computing Mean Scores and Standard Errors for Subgroups in the Population; 3.3 Computing Mean Scores and Standard Errors in WesVar, Four Regions; 3.3.A: WesVar Workbook before Computing Mean Scores by Region; Notes; 3.3.B: WesVar Output for Computing Mean Scores by Region; 4. COMPARING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF TWO OR MORE GROUPS; Examining the Difference Between Two Mean Scores 4.1 Evaluating the Difference between Two Mean Scores4.1.A: WesVar Workbook before Assessing the Difference between Two Mean Scores; 4.1.B: WesVar Output: Mean Mathematics Scores of Students with and without Electricity at Home; 4.1.C: WesVar Output: Mean Score Difference in Mathematics between Students with and without Electricity at Home; 4.1.A: Comparison of Mean Mathematics Scores of Students with and without Electricity at Home; Examining Differences Between Three or More Mean Scores; 4.2 Evaluating Differences among Three or More Mean Scores 4.2.A: WesVar Workbook Showing Adjustment to Alpha Level |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788162803321 |
Shiel Gerry
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| Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Analyzing data from a national assessment of educational achievement / / Gerry Shiel and Fernando Cartwright
| Analyzing data from a national assessment of educational achievement / / Gerry Shiel and Fernando Cartwright |
| Autore | Shiel Gerry |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 pages) |
| Disciplina | 371.26 |
| Collana | National assessments of educational achievement |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements
Educational evaluation |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9584-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND EDITORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Note; Part I: An Introduction to the Statistical Analysis of National Assessment Data; 1. THE DATABASE FOR ANALYSES; Saving the CD Files to Your Hard Drive or Server; Survey Instruments; TABLES; 1.1 Mathematics Test: Distribution of Items by Content Area and Process; Sampling Weights; 1.2 Abbreviated Questionnaire Descriptions; SPSS; EXERCISES; 1.1 Running Descriptive Statistics in SPSS and Saving the Files; EXERCISE FIGURES; 1.1.A: Weight Cases Dialog Box
1.1.B: SPSS Descriptives Dialog BoxWesVar; Notes; 2. EXPLORING NATIONAL ASSESSMENT DATA USING SPSS; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Spread; Measures of Position; Measures of Shape; FIGURES; 2.1 Normal Distribution Showing Standard Deviation Units; 2.2 Examples of Distributions with Positive, Negative, and No Skews; Exploring a Data Set Using SPSS; 2.1 Running Explore in SPSS, Single Dependent Variable (One Level); EXERCISE TABLES; 2.1.A: Case-Processing Summary; 2.1.B: Descriptive Statistics; 2.1.A: Stem-and-Leaf Plot for Mathematics Scale Scores 2.1.B: Box Plot for Mathematics Scale Scores2.2 Running Explore in SPSS, Single Dependent Variable (More Than One Level); 2.2.A: Box Plots for Mathematics Scale Scores by Region; Notes; 3. AN INTRODUCTION TO WESVAR; Setting Up a Data File in WesVar; Adding Variable Labels; Computing Descriptive Statistics in WesVar; 3.1 Adding Variable Labels in WesVar; 3.1 Generating Descriptive Statistics in WesVar; 3.1.A: New WesVar Workbook; 3.1.B: Specifying Variables for Analysis in WesVar Descriptives; 3.1.C: Output from WesVar Descriptives; 3.1.D: Exporting a WesVar File Calculating a Mean Score and Its Standard Error3.2 Computing a Mean Score and Its Standard Error in WesVar; 3.2.A: Specifying a Computed Statistic in a WesVar Table; 3.2.B: Output for WesVar Tables: Computing Mean Score; Computing Mean Scores and Standard Errors for Subgroups in the Population; 3.3 Computing Mean Scores and Standard Errors in WesVar, Four Regions; 3.3.A: WesVar Workbook before Computing Mean Scores by Region; Notes; 3.3.B: WesVar Output for Computing Mean Scores by Region; 4. COMPARING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF TWO OR MORE GROUPS; Examining the Difference Between Two Mean Scores 4.1 Evaluating the Difference between Two Mean Scores4.1.A: WesVar Workbook before Assessing the Difference between Two Mean Scores; 4.1.B: WesVar Output: Mean Mathematics Scores of Students with and without Electricity at Home; 4.1.C: WesVar Output: Mean Score Difference in Mathematics between Students with and without Electricity at Home; 4.1.A: Comparison of Mean Mathematics Scores of Students with and without Electricity at Home; Examining Differences Between Three or More Mean Scores; 4.2 Evaluating Differences among Three or More Mean Scores 4.2.A: WesVar Workbook Showing Adjustment to Alpha Level |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817023303321 |
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| Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Assessing national achievement levels in education / / [edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan
| Assessing national achievement levels in education / / [edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 161 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GreaneyVincent
KellaghanThomas |
| Collana | National assessments of educational achievement |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements
Educational evaluation |
| ISBN |
1-281-11323-9
9786611113230 0-8213-7259-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; Box 2.1 Ethiopia: National Assessment Objectives; Box 2.2 Examples of Questions Addressed by Vietnam's National Assessment; Box 2.3 Main Elements of a National Assessment; Table 2.1 Differences between National Assessments and Public Examinations; 3. WHY CARRY OUT A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT?; Figure 3.1 The Achievement Gap in the United States for Nine-Year-Old Students: NAEP Reading Assessment, 1971-99
Figure 3.2 Percentages of Fourth Grade Students at or above "Proficient" in Reading, NAEP 1992-20034. DECISIONS IN A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; Box 4.1 Proposed NSC Membership in Sierra Leone; Table 4.1 Options for Implementing a National Assessment; Table 4.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Census-Based Assessment to Hold Schools Accountable; Table 4.3 PIRLS Reading Comprehension Processes; Box 4.2 Examples of Multiple-Choice Items; Box 4.3 Examples of Open-Ended Items; Figure 4.1 Mean Percentage Correct Scores for Students' Mathematics Performance, by Content Area, Lesotho Table 4.4 Percentage Achieving Goal or Mastery Level by Grade, Connecticut, 2006Table 4.5 Bodies with Primary Responsibility for Decisions in a National Assessment; 5. ISSUES IN THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, ANALYSIS, REPORTING, AND USE OF A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; 6. INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; Table 6.1 Comparison of TIMSS and PISA; Table 6.2 Percentage of Students Reaching TIMSS International Benchmarks in Mathematics, Grade 8: High- and Low-Scoring Countries; Box 6.1 South Africa's Experience with International Assessments; 7. CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES Table A.2.1 Percentages and Standard Errors of Pupils at Different Skill Levels in ReadingTable A.2.2 Relationship between Selected Teacher Variables and Mathematics Achievement; Table A.5.1 Background Data and Source in Sri Lankan National Assessment; Table A.5.2 Percentage of Students Achieving Mastery in the First Language, by Province; Table A.7.1 Index for Merit Awards for Schools in Chile, 1998-99; Table A.9.1 Percentages of Uganda Grade 3 Pupils Rated Profcient in English Literacy, 2005; Figure A.9.1 Grade 6 Literacy Test Score Distribution in Uganda; APPENDIX B. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Table B.1.1 Target Percentages of the TIMSS 2007 Mathematics Tests Devoted to Content and Cognitive Domains, Fourth and Eighth GradesTable B.1.2 TIMSS Distribution of Mathematics Achievement, Grade 8; Table B.2.1 Percentages of Students Reaching PIRLS Benchmarks in Reading Achievement, Grade 4; Figure B.3.1 Sample of PISA Mathematics Items; Figure B.3.2 PISA Mean Reading Literacy Scores and Reading Subscale Scores; Figure B.3.3 Student Proficiency Levels in PISA Mathematics; Figure B.3.4 Percentage of Students at Each Proficiency Level on PISA Mathematics Scale Figure B.3.5 Percentage of Students at Each Proficiency Level on PISA Reading Scale |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778264403321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Assessing national achievement levels in education / / [edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan
| Assessing national achievement levels in education / / [edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 161 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GreaneyVincent
KellaghanThomas |
| Collana | National assessments of educational achievement |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements
Educational evaluation |
| ISBN |
1-281-11323-9
9786611113230 0-8213-7259-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; Box 2.1 Ethiopia: National Assessment Objectives; Box 2.2 Examples of Questions Addressed by Vietnam's National Assessment; Box 2.3 Main Elements of a National Assessment; Table 2.1 Differences between National Assessments and Public Examinations; 3. WHY CARRY OUT A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT?; Figure 3.1 The Achievement Gap in the United States for Nine-Year-Old Students: NAEP Reading Assessment, 1971-99
Figure 3.2 Percentages of Fourth Grade Students at or above "Proficient" in Reading, NAEP 1992-20034. DECISIONS IN A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; Box 4.1 Proposed NSC Membership in Sierra Leone; Table 4.1 Options for Implementing a National Assessment; Table 4.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Census-Based Assessment to Hold Schools Accountable; Table 4.3 PIRLS Reading Comprehension Processes; Box 4.2 Examples of Multiple-Choice Items; Box 4.3 Examples of Open-Ended Items; Figure 4.1 Mean Percentage Correct Scores for Students' Mathematics Performance, by Content Area, Lesotho Table 4.4 Percentage Achieving Goal or Mastery Level by Grade, Connecticut, 2006Table 4.5 Bodies with Primary Responsibility for Decisions in a National Assessment; 5. ISSUES IN THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, ANALYSIS, REPORTING, AND USE OF A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; 6. INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; Table 6.1 Comparison of TIMSS and PISA; Table 6.2 Percentage of Students Reaching TIMSS International Benchmarks in Mathematics, Grade 8: High- and Low-Scoring Countries; Box 6.1 South Africa's Experience with International Assessments; 7. CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES Table A.2.1 Percentages and Standard Errors of Pupils at Different Skill Levels in ReadingTable A.2.2 Relationship between Selected Teacher Variables and Mathematics Achievement; Table A.5.1 Background Data and Source in Sri Lankan National Assessment; Table A.5.2 Percentage of Students Achieving Mastery in the First Language, by Province; Table A.7.1 Index for Merit Awards for Schools in Chile, 1998-99; Table A.9.1 Percentages of Uganda Grade 3 Pupils Rated Profcient in English Literacy, 2005; Figure A.9.1 Grade 6 Literacy Test Score Distribution in Uganda; APPENDIX B. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Table B.1.1 Target Percentages of the TIMSS 2007 Mathematics Tests Devoted to Content and Cognitive Domains, Fourth and Eighth GradesTable B.1.2 TIMSS Distribution of Mathematics Achievement, Grade 8; Table B.2.1 Percentages of Students Reaching PIRLS Benchmarks in Reading Achievement, Grade 4; Figure B.3.1 Sample of PISA Mathematics Items; Figure B.3.2 PISA Mean Reading Literacy Scores and Reading Subscale Scores; Figure B.3.3 Student Proficiency Levels in PISA Mathematics; Figure B.3.4 Percentage of Students at Each Proficiency Level on PISA Mathematics Scale Figure B.3.5 Percentage of Students at Each Proficiency Level on PISA Reading Scale |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818869903321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Implementing a national assessment of educational achievement [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Vincent Greaney, Thomas Kellaghan
| Implementing a national assessment of educational achievement [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Vincent Greaney, Thomas Kellaghan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GreaneyVincent
KellaghanThomas |
| Collana | National assessments of educational achievement |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements - United States
Educational evaluation - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-49170-2
9786613491701 0-8213-8590-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The logistics of a national assessment -- pt. 2. School sampling methodology -- pt. 3. Data preparation, validation, and management -- pt. 4. Weighting, estimation, and sampling error. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461411203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Implementing a national assessment of educational achievement / / editors, Vincent Greaney, Thomas Kellaghan
| Implementing a national assessment of educational achievement / / editors, Vincent Greaney, Thomas Kellaghan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 260 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm. + + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GreaneyVincent
KellaghanThomas |
| Collana | National assessment of educational achievement |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements - United States
Educational evaluation - United States |
| ISBN |
1-283-49170-2
9786613491701 0-8213-8590-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The logistics of a national assessment -- pt. 2. School sampling methodology -- pt. 3. Data preparation, validation, and management -- pt. 4. Weighting, estimation, and sampling error. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790600803321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Implementing a national assessment of educational achievement / / editors, Vincent Greaney, Thomas Kellaghan
| Implementing a national assessment of educational achievement / / editors, Vincent Greaney, Thomas Kellaghan |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 260 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm. + + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GreaneyVincent
KellaghanThomas |
| Collana | National assessment of educational achievement |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements - United States
Educational evaluation - United States |
| ISBN |
1-283-49170-2
9786613491701 0-8213-8590-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The logistics of a national assessment -- pt. 2. School sampling methodology -- pt. 3. Data preparation, validation, and management -- pt. 4. Weighting, estimation, and sampling error. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810443403321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
National assessments of educational achievement . Volume 4 Analyzing data from a national assessment of educational achievement / / Gerry Shiel, Fernando Cartwright ; Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan, series editors
| National assessments of educational achievement . Volume 4 Analyzing data from a national assessment of educational achievement / / Gerry Shiel, Fernando Cartwright ; Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan, series editors |
| Autore | Shiel Gerry |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.167 |
| Collana | National assessments of educational achievement |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements
Educational evaluation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9584-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND EDITORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Note; Part I: An Introduction to the Statistical Analysis of National Assessment Data; 1. THE DATABASE FOR ANALYSES; Saving the CD Files to Your Hard Drive or Server; Survey Instruments; TABLES; 1.1 Mathematics Test: Distribution of Items by Content Area and Process; Sampling Weights; 1.2 Abbreviated Questionnaire Descriptions; SPSS; EXERCISES; 1.1 Running Descriptive Statistics in SPSS and Saving the Files; EXERCISE FIGURES; 1.1.A: Weight Cases Dialog Box
1.1.B: SPSS Descriptives Dialog BoxWesVar; Notes; 2. EXPLORING NATIONAL ASSESSMENT DATA USING SPSS; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Spread; Measures of Position; Measures of Shape; FIGURES; 2.1 Normal Distribution Showing Standard Deviation Units; 2.2 Examples of Distributions with Positive, Negative, and No Skews; Exploring a Data Set Using SPSS; 2.1 Running Explore in SPSS, Single Dependent Variable (One Level); EXERCISE TABLES; 2.1.A: Case-Processing Summary; 2.1.B: Descriptive Statistics; 2.1.A: Stem-and-Leaf Plot for Mathematics Scale Scores 2.1.B: Box Plot for Mathematics Scale Scores2.2 Running Explore in SPSS, Single Dependent Variable (More Than One Level); 2.2.A: Box Plots for Mathematics Scale Scores by Region; Notes; 3. AN INTRODUCTION TO WESVAR; Setting Up a Data File in WesVar; Adding Variable Labels; Computing Descriptive Statistics in WesVar; 3.1 Adding Variable Labels in WesVar; 3.1 Generating Descriptive Statistics in WesVar; 3.1.A: New WesVar Workbook; 3.1.B: Specifying Variables for Analysis in WesVar Descriptives; 3.1.C: Output from WesVar Descriptives; 3.1.D: Exporting a WesVar File Calculating a Mean Score and Its Standard Error3.2 Computing a Mean Score and Its Standard Error in WesVar; 3.2.A: Specifying a Computed Statistic in a WesVar Table; 3.2.B: Output for WesVar Tables: Computing Mean Score; Computing Mean Scores and Standard Errors for Subgroups in the Population; 3.3 Computing Mean Scores and Standard Errors in WesVar, Four Regions; 3.3.A: WesVar Workbook before Computing Mean Scores by Region; Notes; 3.3.B: WesVar Output for Computing Mean Scores by Region; 4. COMPARING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF TWO OR MORE GROUPS; Examining the Difference Between Two Mean Scores 4.1 Evaluating the Difference between Two Mean Scores4.1.A: WesVar Workbook before Assessing the Difference between Two Mean Scores; 4.1.B: WesVar Output: Mean Mathematics Scores of Students with and without Electricity at Home; 4.1.C: WesVar Output: Mean Score Difference in Mathematics between Students with and without Electricity at Home; 4.1.A: Comparison of Mean Mathematics Scores of Students with and without Electricity at Home; Examining Differences Between Three or More Mean Scores; 4.2 Evaluating Differences among Three or More Mean Scores 4.2.A: WesVar Workbook Showing Adjustment to Alpha Level |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910494590703321 |
|
Shiel Gerry
|
||
| Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
National assessments of educational achievement [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan
| National assessments of educational achievement [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GreaneyVincent
KellaghanThomas |
| Collana | National assessments of educational achievement Assessing national achievement levels in education |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements
Educational evaluation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-11323-9
9786611113230 0-8213-7259-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; Box 2.1 Ethiopia: National Assessment Objectives; Box 2.2 Examples of Questions Addressed by Vietnam's National Assessment; Box 2.3 Main Elements of a National Assessment; Table 2.1 Differences between National Assessments and Public Examinations; 3. WHY CARRY OUT A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT?; Figure 3.1 The Achievement Gap in the United States for Nine-Year-Old Students: NAEP Reading Assessment, 1971-99
Figure 3.2 Percentages of Fourth Grade Students at or above "Proficient" in Reading, NAEP 1992-20034. DECISIONS IN A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; Box 4.1 Proposed NSC Membership in Sierra Leone; Table 4.1 Options for Implementing a National Assessment; Table 4.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Census-Based Assessment to Hold Schools Accountable; Table 4.3 PIRLS Reading Comprehension Processes; Box 4.2 Examples of Multiple-Choice Items; Box 4.3 Examples of Open-Ended Items; Figure 4.1 Mean Percentage Correct Scores for Students' Mathematics Performance, by Content Area, Lesotho Table 4.4 Percentage Achieving Goal or Mastery Level by Grade, Connecticut, 2006Table 4.5 Bodies with Primary Responsibility for Decisions in a National Assessment; 5. ISSUES IN THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, ANALYSIS, REPORTING, AND USE OF A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; 6. INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; Table 6.1 Comparison of TIMSS and PISA; Table 6.2 Percentage of Students Reaching TIMSS International Benchmarks in Mathematics, Grade 8: High- and Low-Scoring Countries; Box 6.1 South Africa's Experience with International Assessments; 7. CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES Table A.2.1 Percentages and Standard Errors of Pupils at Different Skill Levels in ReadingTable A.2.2 Relationship between Selected Teacher Variables and Mathematics Achievement; Table A.5.1 Background Data and Source in Sri Lankan National Assessment; Table A.5.2 Percentage of Students Achieving Mastery in the First Language, by Province; Table A.7.1 Index for Merit Awards for Schools in Chile, 1998-99; Table A.9.1 Percentages of Uganda Grade 3 Pupils Rated Profcient in English Literacy, 2005; Figure A.9.1 Grade 6 Literacy Test Score Distribution in Uganda; APPENDIX B. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Table B.1.1 Target Percentages of the TIMSS 2007 Mathematics Tests Devoted to Content and Cognitive Domains, Fourth and Eighth GradesTable B.1.2 TIMSS Distribution of Mathematics Achievement, Grade 8; Table B.2.1 Percentages of Students Reaching PIRLS Benchmarks in Reading Achievement, Grade 4; Figure B.3.1 Sample of PISA Mathematics Items; Figure B.3.2 PISA Mean Reading Literacy Scores and Reading Subscale Scores; Figure B.3.3 Student Proficiency Levels in PISA Mathematics; Figure B.3.4 Percentage of Students at Each Proficiency Level on PISA Mathematics Scale Figure B.3.5 Percentage of Students at Each Proficiency Level on PISA Reading Scale |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451940203321 |
| Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Promoting social cohesion through education [[electronic resource] ] : case studies and tools for using textbooks / / edited by Eluned Roberts-Schweitzer, Vincent Greaney, Krezentia Duer
| Promoting social cohesion through education [[electronic resource] ] : case studies and tools for using textbooks / / edited by Eluned Roberts-Schweitzer, Vincent Greaney, Krezentia Duer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
| Disciplina | 370.117 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Roberts-SchweitzerEluned <1948->
GreaneyVincent DuerKreszentia <1949-> |
| Collana | WBI learning resources series |
| Soggetto topico |
Multicultural education
Cultural pluralism in textbooks |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-34883-6
9786610348831 0-8213-6466-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Dedication; Contributors; Introduction; Part I. Divisive or Inclusive? Issues in Education and Social Cohesion; 1. Violence, Democracy, and Education: An Analytic Framework; 2. Education for Diversity: Investing in Systemic Change through Curriculum, Textbooks, and Teachers; Part II. Educating for Conflict or for Diversity? Case Studies; 3. Textbooks, Respect for Diversity, and Social Cohesion; 4. Textbooks in South Africa from Apartheid to Post-Apartheid: Ideological Change Revealed by Racial Stereotyping
5. Romani Children in European Schools: Recent Experience6. Textbook Selection and Respect for Diversity in the United States; Part III. Applications; 7. Social Analysis in the Design of World Bank Education Projects; 8. Diversity-Sensitive Interventions in Curriculum, Textbooks, and Pedagogical Practices: Guidelines for International Assistance Agencies |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450226803321 |
| Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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