Achievement Data in IEA Studies and Simpson's Paradox

Autor/inn/en	Zuzovsky, Ruth; Steinberg, David M.; Libman, Zipi
Titel	Achievement Data in IEA Studies and Simpson's Paradox
Quelle	In: Studies in Educational Evaluation, 37 (2011) 2-3, S.144-151 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0191-491X
DOI	10.1016/j.stueduc.2011.04.005
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Inferences; Databases; Misconceptions; Ethnicity; International Education; Educational Assessment; Evaluation Methods; Cross Cultural Studies; Academic Achievement; Comparative Analysis; Evaluation Problems; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Inference; Inferenz; Datenbank; Missverständnis; Ethnizität; Internationale Erziehung; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Schulleistung
Abstract	This paper is meant to highlight the occurrence of Simpson's Paradox when using aggregated data obtained from two IEA studies in Israel, while ignoring the effect of a powerful intervening variable in the local context--the ethnicity factor. It will demonstrate faulty conclusions regarding either the absence of relationships between a contextual variable and achievement--when such relationships do exist, or conclusions on the existence of such relationships--when in reality they do not. Our intention in writing this paper is to draw the attention of our fellow researchers to similar faulty inferences they might come across when analyzing their local database within the scope of international comparative studies. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10