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Peer reviewedZak, Itai; Birenbaum, Menucha – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1980
Kerlinger's criterial referents theory of attitudes was tested cross-culturally by administering an education attitude referents summated-rating scale to 713 individuals in Israel. The response pattern to criterial and noncriterial referents was examined. Results indicated empirical cross-cultural validity of theory, but questioned measuring…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Attitudes, Factor Structure
Direct linkBirenbaum, Menucha; Tatsuoka, Curtis; Xin, Tao – Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice, 2005
A diagnostic model for large-scale assessment was applied to TIMSS data to compare mathematics performance of eighth graders from three countries--the US, Singapore, and Israel. Compared were attribute mastery probabilities for content, skills and cognitive processes underlying students' performance on the 1999 TIMSS-R mathematics test. Also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Cultural Differences, Mathematics Tests
