Secondary Analysis of the TIMSS Data

. Ed(s): Robitaille, David F.; Beaton, Albert E.

ISBN 10: 1402008597 / ISBN 13: 9781402008597

Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002

Aims to use the data from IEA's Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to investigate questions related to mathematics and science education, as well as other methodological issues. This book is of interest to readers interested in comparative education, mathematics and science education, and survey research methodology. Editor(s): Robitaille, David F.; Beaton, Albert E. Num Pages: 441 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807. . 2002. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781402008597

Synopsis:

Researchers who participate in IEA studies have a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with their counterparts from many different countries and disciplinary backgrounds over a period of several years on questions of shared academic interest. Once the data for a given study have been collected and the first round of international reports published, however, opportunities for that kind of collaboration tend to be much less frequent. A major strength of IEA studies compared to other large-scale, international studies is that they are classroom based, thereby making it possible for researchers and policy makers to investigate linkages between students’ achievement and a wide range of variables. Those variables could be related to instructional practices, to students’ and teachers’ background and attitudes, to school organizational patterns, or to opportunity to learn, to name a few. The research questions that TIMSS was designed to address make it clear that these kinds of relational, multi-variate analyses were among the major goals of the project. The international reports of the TIMSS–95 results that were published by the International Study Center at Boston College between 1996 and 1999 were intended to provide comprehensive coverage of the basic findings of the study. They were not intended to provide in-depth analyses of research and policy issues; instead, their main purpose was to make the basic findings of the study widely available in a timely manner. This they certainly did.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Secondary Analysis of the TIMSS Data
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New