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- Title
International Large-Scale Assessment Data: Issues in Secondary Analysis and Reporting.
- Authors
Rutkowski, Leslie; Gonzalez, Eugenio; Joncas, Marc; von Davier, Matthias
- Abstract
The technical complexities and sheer size of international large-scale assessment (LSA) databases often cause hesitation on the part of the applied researcher interested in analyzing them. Further, inappropriate choice or application of statistical methods is a common problem in applied research using these databases. This article serves as a primer for researchers on the issues and methods necessary for obtaining unbiased results from LSA data. The authors outline the issues surrounding the analysis and reporting of LSA data, with a particular focus on three prominent international surveys. In addition, they make recommendations targeted at applied researchers regarding best analysis and reporting practices when using these databases.
- Subjects
EDUCATION research; DATABASES; ACADEMIC achievement research; INTERNATIONAL cooperation on education; RESEARCH methodology; SURVEYS; RESEARCH bias
- Publication
Educational Researcher, 2010, Vol 39, Issue 2, p142
- ISSN
0013-189X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3102/0013189X10363170