Schooling Across the Globe What We Have Learned from 60 Years of Mathematics and Science International Assessments
Book contents
- Schooling Across the Globe
- Educational and Psychological Testing In a Global Context
- Schooling Across the Globe
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Series Editor’s Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I The Historical Development of Modern International Comparative Assessments
- Part II Conducting International Assessments in Mathematics and Science
- Chapter 3 Who Participates in International Assessments?
- Chapter 4 What Students Know
- Chapter 5 Relating Assessment to OTL
- Chapter 6 The Evolution of the Concept of Opportunity to Learn
- Chapter 7 The 1995 TIMSS Curriculum Analysis and Beyond
- Chapter 8 Characterizing Student Home and Family Background
- Part III The Lessons Learned from International Assessments of Mathematics and Science
- Book part
- References
- Index
Chapter 8 - Characterizing Student Home and Family Background
from Part II - Conducting International Assessments in Mathematics and Science
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 November 2018
Book contents
- Schooling Across the Globe
- Educational and Psychological Testing In a Global Context
- Schooling Across the Globe
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Series Editor’s Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I The Historical Development of Modern International Comparative Assessments
- Part II Conducting International Assessments in Mathematics and Science
- Chapter 3 Who Participates in International Assessments?
- Chapter 4 What Students Know
- Chapter 5 Relating Assessment to OTL
- Chapter 6 The Evolution of the Concept of Opportunity to Learn
- Chapter 7 The 1995 TIMSS Curriculum Analysis and Beyond
- Chapter 8 Characterizing Student Home and Family Background
- Part III The Lessons Learned from International Assessments of Mathematics and Science
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
An important aspect of the “black box” of schooling is the student and the cultural, economic, and social capital the student brings into the classroom. This chapter reviews the conceptual and historical development of various aspects of student background and how these have been included in international comparative studies. Also identified are three major rationales for including student background in any study of student achievement and the methodological and conceptual consequences of ignoring it.
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- Schooling Across the GlobeWhat We Have Learned from 60 Years of Mathematics and Science International Assessments, pp. 156 - 180Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018