Comparability of TIMSS 2015 Mathematics Test Scores across Country Subgroups

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      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      19
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Countries; Achievement Tests; International Assessment; Mathematics Tests; Elementary Secondary Education; Mathematics Achievement; Comparative Analysis; Item Response Theory
    • Subject Terms:
      Turkey; United States; United Kingdom (England); Canada
    • Subject Terms:
      Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/00220973.2021.1913978
    • ISSN:
      0022-0973
      1940-0683
    • Abstract:
      The purpose of this study was to evaluate the population invariance of equating functions across country subgroups in TIMSS 2015 mathematics tests in relation to the raw-score distribution, DIF, and DTF. We used equipercentile and IRT observed-score equating methods. The results of the study indicate that there is a relationship between the population invariance and raw-score and skewness differences for both equating methods. The association between the population invariance and the number of DIF items is explicit in the equipercentile equating but not clear in the IRT equating. Furthermore, we have observed that when the number of DIF items is high, if the DTF value is relatively low, the equating errors tend to be moderate to low.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1374775