Cognitive Abilities and Educational Outcomes by Monica Rosén, Kajsa Yang Hansen, Ulrika Wolff
Requirements: PDF Reader, 3,5 MB
Overview: 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 first part discusses cognitive abilities, including studies on fluid intelligence, its improvement and its links to aptitude tests for admission to higher education. The second part focuses on the effects of school and teacher-related factors on school outcomes at individual and group levels, and uses international studies to analyze causes. The third part presents analytical techniques and measurement methods to improve reliability, for example factor analysis using Bayesian estimators, bi-factor analysis, model misfit and solutions, and discusses balance issues in reporting test results.
Genre: Non-Fiction, Education & Teaching
Download Instructions:
http://gestyy.com/wXYFnu
Mirror:
http://gestyy.com/wXYFns
