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John Jerrim; Philip D. Parker; Nikki Shure – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2023
This paper investigates the phenomena of overclaiming -- the propensity for individuals to claim more knowledge about an issue or topic than they really (or could possibly) do. Using Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data from nine Anglophone countries and over 40,000 young people, we examine teenagers' propensity to claim…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Achievement Tests
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Warrican, S. Joel; Alleyne, Melissa; Smith, Patriann; Zaidi, Rahat; Esperat, Tala Karkar; Chen, Yi-Hsin; Yin, Yue – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2022
The United States and Canada, two countries known to have large immigrant populations, have long since reflected a dichotomy, where Canada is generally perceived to be a country with language policies that demonstrate its receptiveness to embrace multiculturalism in schools and classrooms. In contrast, the United States has consistently espoused…
Descriptors: Literacy, Cultural Differences, Comparative Analysis, Native Speakers
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Ercikan, Kadriye; Chen, Michelle Y.; Lyons-Thomas, Juliette; Goodrich, Shawna; Sandilands, Debra; Roth, Wolff-Michael; Simon, Marielle – International Journal of Testing, 2015
The purpose of this research is to examine the comparability of mathematics and science scores for students from English language backgrounds (ELB) and non-English language backgrounds (NELB). We examine the relationship between English reading proficiency and performance on mathematics and science assessments in Australia, Canada, the United…
Descriptors: Scores, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests, Native Speakers