Science Achievement in Seventeen Countries

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-9701-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Web PDF

This preliminary report presents initial findings from the second International Study of Science Achievement that was conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) in the period 1983 to 1986. Achievement results for three school population levels are presented together with some special analysis on growth in achievement between population levels and on sex differences in science achievement.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Science Achievement in Seventeen Countries: A Preliminary Report;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Appendices;7
6;Preface;10
7;Executive Summary;14
8;Chapter 1. Introduction to the Study;24
8.1;Populations and Samples;24
8.2;Construction of the Science Tests;31
8.3;Test Validities;34
8.4;Test Reliabilities and Standard Errors of Sampling;35
8.5;The Comparisons to be Made;35
9;Chapter 2. Population 1 Test Scores;38
9.1;Student Core Test Results;38
9.2;School Achievement;41
10;Chapter 3. Population 2 Test Scores;44
10.1;Student Core Test Results;44
10.2;Bottom 25 Percent;47
10.3;Yield Histograms;50
10.4;School Achievement;54
10.5;Conclusion;55
11;Chapter 4. Population 3 Test Scores;58
11.1;Core Test Results;60
11.2;Science Students' Test Scores;63
11.3;Non Science Students Test Scores;67
11.4;Conclusion;68
12;Chapter 5. Special Analyses;70
12.1;Growth;70
12.2;Sex Differences in Science Achievement;78
12.3;Curriculum Indices and Achievement;78
12.4;Percentage of an Age Group in School and Achievement;80
12.5;Conclusion;81
13;Chapter 6. Conclusion;84
13.1;Mass Education;84
13.2;'Elite' Education;85
13.3;Further Comments;86
14;APPENDICES;88
14.1;APPENDIX 1 : Definitions of National Target Populations;89
14.1.1;Appendix 2a: Numbers of Schools and Students in Population 1;94
14.1.2;Appendix 2b: Numbers of Schools and Students in Population 2;95
14.2;Appendix 3: Number of Schools and Students in Population 3 -All;96
14.3;Appendix 4 Numbers of Schools and Students in Population 3 - Biology;97
14.4;Appendix 5: Numbers of Schools and Students in Population 3 - Chemistry;98
14.5;Appendix 6: Number of schools and students in Population 3 - Physics;99
14.6;Appendix 7: Numbers of Schools and Students in Population 3 - Non-Scientists;100
14.7;Appendix 8: Calculation of Test Validity Indices;101
14.7.1;Curriculum Ratings;101
14.7.2;Calculation of Curriculum Indices;103
14.7.3;Curriculum Relevance Index;104
14.7.4;Test Relevance Index;104
14.7.5;Curriculum Coverage Index;105
14.8;Appendix 9: Test Reliabilities and Standard Errors of Sampling;109
14.9;Appendix 10: The Calculation of Growth Scores;110
14.10;Appendix 11: Rank orders of countries in 1970 and the mid-1980s;113
14.11;Appendix 12 Some Sample Test Items (Populations 1. 2 and 3);114