PISA data analysis manual.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Contributor:

Programme for International Student Assessment.

Series:

PISA, 19963777.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements--OECD countries.

Educational tests and measurements.

Educational evaluation--OECD countries.

Educational evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (467 pages)

Edition:

SPSS, 2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Paris, France : OECD, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) surveys collected data on students’ performances 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 and worked examples providing full syntax in SPSS®.

Contents:

Analyses with Plausible Values

Computation of Standard Errors

Studying the Relationship between Student Performance and Indices Derived from Contextual Questionnaires

Multilevel Analyses

The Usefulness of PISA Data for Policy Makers, Researchers and Experts on Methodology

PISA and Policy Relevance – Three Examples of Analyses

SPSS® Macro

Appendices

Use of Proficiency Levels

Plausible Values

The Rasch Model

Analyses with School-Level Variables

Standard Error on a Difference

Replicate Weights

Sample Weights

OECD Total and OECD Average

Exploratory Analysis Procedures

Trends.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-322).

ISBN:

9789264056251 (PDF)

9786612125737

92-64-05627-0

OCLC:

318508733