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PISA data analysis manual.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Contributor:
Programme for International Student Assessment.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Series:
PISA, 19963777.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Educational tests and measurements--OECD countries.
Educational tests and measurements.
Educational evaluation--OECD countries.
Educational evaluation.
Programme for International Student Assessment.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (470 p.)
Edition:
SAS, 2nd ed.
Place of Publication:
Paris : Programme for International Student Assessment : OECD, 2009.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) surveys collected data on students’ performance in reading, mathematics and science, as well as contextual information on students’ background, home characteristics and school factors which could influence performance. This publication includes detailed information on how to analyse the PISA data, enabling researchers to both reproduce the initial results and to undertake further analyses. In addition to the inclusion of the necessary techniques, the manual also includes a detailed account of the PISA 2006 database. It also includes worked examples providing full syntax in SAS®.
Contents:
Analyses with Plausible Values
The Rasch Model
Plausible Values
Computation of Standard Errors
Exploratory Analysis Procedures
Sample Weights
Appendices
Replicate Weights
Multilevel Analyses
The Usefulness of PISA Data for Policy Makers, Researchers and Experts on Methodology
PISA and Policy Relevance – Three Examples of Analyses
SAS® Macro
OECD Total and OECD Average
Trends
Studying the Relationship between Student Performance and Indices Derived from Contextual Questionnaires
Analyses with School-Level Variables
Standard Error on a Difference
Use of Proficiency Levels.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-314).
ISBN:
1-282-12572-9
9786612125720
92-64-05625-4
OCLC:
318508726

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