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How to Measure and Explain Achievement Change in Large-Scale Assessments: A Rejoinder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Marian Hickendorff ,
Willem J. Heiser ,
Cornelis M. van Putten  and
Norman D. Verhelst
Marian Hickendorff*
Affiliation:
Leiden University
Willem J. Heiser
Affiliation:
Leiden University
Cornelis M. van Putten
Affiliation:
Leiden University
Norman D. Verhelst
Affiliation:
CITO, National Institute for Educational Measurement
*
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Abstract

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In this rejoinder, we discuss substantive and methodological validity issues of large-scale assessments of trends in student achievement, commenting on the discussion paper by Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Robitzsch, Treffers, and Köller (2009). We focus on methodological challenges in deciding what to measure, how to measure it, and how to foster stability. Next, we discuss what to do with trends that are found. Finally, we reflect on how the research findings were received.

Keywords

mathematics educationassessment of trendscomplex divisioncurriculum assessment
Type
Theory and Methods
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 74 , Issue 2 , June 2009 , pp. 367 - 374
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