Cognitive abilities and educational outcomes : a Festschrift in honour of Jan-Eric Gustafsson /: a Festschrift in honour of Jan-Eric Gustafsson. (©2017)
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- Book
- Title:
- Cognitive abilities and educational outcomes : a Festschrift in honour of Jan-Eric Gustafsson /: a Festschrift in honour of Jan-Eric Gustafsson. (©2017)
- Main Title:
- Cognitive abilities and educational outcomes : a Festschrift in honour of Jan-Eric Gustafsson
- Further Information:
- Note: Monica Rosén, Hansen Kajsa Yang, Ulrika Wolff, editors.
- Other Names:
- Gustafsson, Jan-Eric, 1949-
Rosén, Monica
Yang-Hansen, Kajsa, 1969-
Wolff, Ulrika - Contents:
- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- PART I: Cognitive Abilities -- 2. What is Fluid Intelligence? Can it be Improved? -- 3. Mind and Intelligence: Integrating Developmental, Psychometric, and Cognitive Theories of Human Mind -- 4. Gender Differences in Broad and Narrow Ability Dimensions. A Confirmatory Factor Analytic Approach -- 5. Exploring Effects of Following Different Tracks of Study in Upper Secondary Education on Performance on a Cognitive Test -- 6. Reflections on (Bi) Factor Analysis -- PART II: Causes and Effects of Educational Achievement -- 7. Searching for Causality to Develop and Test Theoretical Models of Educational Effectiveness Research -- 8. Countries' Strive towards More Quality and Equity in Education: Success or Failure? Evidence from TIMSS 2003 and 2011, Grade 4 -- 9. School Resources and Student Achievement: A Review of Cross-country Economic Research -- 10. A Question of Validity: Clarifying the Hierarchical Nature of Teacher Cognition -- 11. Empirical Puzzles on Effective Teachers: U.S. Research -- PART III: Modelling Measurement Properties -- 12. Measuring Changing Educational Contexts in a Changing World: Evolution of the TIMSS and PIRLS Questionnaires -- 13. General and Specific Factors in Selection Modeling -- 14. CTT and no DIF and? = (almost) Rasch Model -- 15. Balance: A Neglected Aspect of Reporting Test Results -- 16. Views on Classical Statistical Modelling in Competition with Rasch Methodology -- Appendices.
- Publisher Details:
- Cham : Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Copyright Date:
- 2017
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations
- Subjects:
- 370.1523
Education
Learning ability
Education -- Aims and objectives
Educational tests and measurements
EDUCATION -- Essays
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions
EDUCATION -- Reference
Education -- Aims and objectives
Educational tests and measurements
Learning ability
Education
Assessment, Testing and Evaluation
Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law
Psychometrics
Social Science -- Statistics
Psychology -- Assessment, Testing & Measurement
Social research & statistics
Psychological testing & measurement
Educational tests and measuremen
Statistics
Psychometrics
Education -- Evaluation
Examinations & assessment
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783319434735
- Related ISBNs:
- 331943473X
9783319434728
3319434721 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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