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Where Nonresponse Is at Its Loudest: Cross-Country and Individual Differences in Item Nonresponse across the PISA 2018 Student Questionnaire
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Kseniia Marcq; Johan Braeken – International Journal of Testing, 2025
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) student questionnaire, despite being designed for low cognitive demand, may induce test burden due to its 306-item length, resulting in increased item nonresponse toward the questionnaire's end. Using the PISA 2018 response data from 80 countries and a cross-classified mixed effects model,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
Comparing OECD PISA Reading in English to Other Languages: Identifying Potential Sources of Non-Invariance
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Asil, Mustafa; Brown, Gavin T. L. – International Journal of Testing, 2016
The use of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) across nations, cultures, and languages has been criticized. The key criticisms point to the linguistic and cultural biases potentially underlying the design of reading comprehension tests, raising doubts about the legitimacy of comparisons across economies. Our research focused…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Reading Achievement, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students
Achievement Motivation among Chinese and Australian School Students: Assessing Differences of Kind and Differences of Degree
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Martin, Andrew J.; Hau, Kit-Tai – International Journal of Testing, 2010
The present study explored motivation and engagement among Chinese and Australian school students. Based on a sample of 528 Hong Kong Chinese 12-13 year olds and an archive sample of 6,366 Australian 12-13 year olds, achievement motivation was assessed using the Motivation and Engagement Scale-High School (MES-HS). Confirmatory factor analysis and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Need, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
Factorial Invariance Testing and Latent Mean Differences for the Self-Description Questionnaire II (Short Version) with Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australian Secondary School Students
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Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian H.; Ha, My Trinh; Craven, Rhonda G.; Yeung, Alexander Seesing – International Journal of Testing, 2010
This investigation reports on the cross-cultural equivalence testing of the Self-Description Questionnaire II (short version; SDQII-S) for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian secondary student samples. A variety of statistical analysis techniques were employed to assess the psychometric properties of the SDQII-S for both the Indigenous and…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Disadvantaged, Testing, Measures (Individuals)
An Exploration of Learning Disabilities in Four Countries: Implications for Test Development and Use in Developing Countries
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Oakland, Thomas; Mpofu, Elias; Gregoire, Jacques; Faulkner, Michael – International Journal of Testing, 2007
Tests often are used to assist in assessing common childhood disabilities and disorders (e.g., mental retardation). Learning disabilities and difficulties (LD) constitute the plurality, even the majority, of school-related disorders in many countries. However, tests and other assessment methods to assess LD are not available universally and, among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Cross Cultural Studies
Diagnosis and Administrative Interventions for Students with Mental Retardation in Australia, France, United States, and Zimbabwe 98 Years after Binet's First Intelligence Test.
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Oakland, Thomas; Mpofu, Elias; Glasgow, Ken; Jumel, Bernard – International Journal of Testing, 2003
Summarizes some prevailing policies and practices important to the assessment of mental retardation in Australia, France, the United States, and Zimbabwe. Discusses international standards for diagnosis and classification of mental disorders and cross-national similarities and differences. Also discusses implications for test development. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classification, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests