Screen LibraryCognitive Abilities and Educational Outcomes : A Festschrift in Honour of Jan-Eric Gustafsson /
This book addresses problems and challenges that face educational measurement at a time when multipurpose usage of observational data from educational assessments, tests and international surveys has become a growing global trend. While the construction of educational measures and use of educational...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment,
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43473-5 |
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This book addresses problems and challenges that face educational measurement at a time when multipurpose usage of observational data from educational assessments, tests and international surveys has become a growing global trend. While the construction of educational measures and use of educational data offer many opportunities, they also require awareness of the numerous threats to validity and methods of reducing such threats. Written by leading international scholars, the book demonstrates the complexity of educational measurement by addressing three broad and interrelated topics. The fi |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(XXXIV,327pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783319434735 |
| Index Number: | LC5225 |
| CLC: | G442 |
| Contents: | Preface -- 1. Introduction -- PART I: Cognitive Abilities -- 2. What is Fluid Intelligence? Can it be Improved? -- 3. Mind and Intelligence: Integrating Developmental, Psychometric, and Cognitive Theories of Human Mind -- 4. Gender Differences in Broad and Narrow Ability Dimensions. A Confirmatory Factor Analytic Approach -- 5. Exploring Effects of Following Different Tracks of Study in Upper Secondary Education on Performance on a Cognitive Test -- 6. Reflections on (Bi) Factor Analysis -- PART II: Causes and Effects of Educational Achievement -- 7. Searching for Causality to Develop and Te |