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Cognitive Abilities and Educational Outcomes - A Festschrift in Honour of Jan-Eric Gustafsson (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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Cognitive Abilities and Educational Outcomes - A Festschrift in Honour of Jan-Eric Gustafsson (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Series: Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment
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This book addresses problems and challenges that face educational
measurement at a time when multipurpose usage of observational data
from educational assessments, tests and international surveys has
become a growing global trend. While the construction of
educational measures and use of educational data offer many
opportunities, they also require awareness of the numerous threats
to validity and methods of reducing such threats. Written by
leading international scholars, the book demonstrates the
complexity of educational measurement by addressing three broad and
interrelated topics. The first part discusses cognitive abilities,
including studies on fluid intelligence, its improvement and its
links to aptitude tests for admission to higher education. The
second part focuses on the effects of school and teacher-related
factors on school outcomes at individual and group levels, and uses
international studies to analyze causes. The third part presents
analytical techniques and measurement methods to improve
reliability, for example factor analysis using Bayesian estimators,
bi-factor analysis, model misfit and solutions, and discusses
balance issues in reporting test results. The book provides
examples of state-of-the-art analytical techniques for pursuing
fundamental research problems, and the latest advances in
measurement methods, with a focus on validity improvement. Eminent
researchers discuss and provide insights into questions such as: Is
it possible to train individuals to think at a higher level than
normal for their age? What determines prospective preschool
teachers' skill to perceive mathematics-related preschool
situations? Can international indicator design and instruments be
improved to use trends and national context variables more
efficiently? Can indicator data at national, school and class
levels be compared easier? Are value-added measures of teacher
effectiveness valid when it comes to hiring and promoting teachers?
Is money better spent on teacher training than on smaller
class-size? How do theory and empirical statistical data intertwine
in building structures of understanding? This book is inspired by
the career and personal influence of the Swedish scholar Professor
Jan-Eric Gustafsson, renowned for his research on individual
differences, especially the structure of cognitive abilities, and
on the effects of education on knowledge and skills.
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