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What are design principles in the context of large-scale assessments?
What are design principles in the context of large-scale assessments?
The rules you must follow to create an effective and attractive design composition.
Define large-scale assessment.
Define large-scale assessment.
Comparative educational surveys used to inform policy and provide large datasets for educational researchers.
How is the psychometric tradition defined?
How is the psychometric tradition defined?
It typically sees human beings as having relatively fixed personality traits.
According to Van den, what is a characteristic of tasks in large-scale assessments?
According to Van den, what is a characteristic of tasks in large-scale assessments?
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Why are methods or different strategies to obtain a solution not important in large-scale assessments?
Why are methods or different strategies to obtain a solution not important in large-scale assessments?
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In what way do large-scale assessments differ from humanistic assessments?
In what way do large-scale assessments differ from humanistic assessments?
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What is the first assumption outlined by Osterlind (1998) from a psychometric tradition?
What is the first assumption outlined by Osterlind (1998) from a psychometric tradition?
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According to the assumptions, what should the relationship be between test items?
According to the assumptions, what should the relationship be between test items?
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What is the Item Characteristic curve assumption related to?
What is the Item Characteristic curve assumption related to?
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What is the requirement for items in terms of clarity?
What is the requirement for items in terms of clarity?
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According to Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen and Becker (2003), what belief about Mathematics problems do most mathematics educators dispute?
According to Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen and Becker (2003), what belief about Mathematics problems do most mathematics educators dispute?
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What is one of the assumptions about Mathematics problems that the psychometric tradition assumes, but most educators disagree with?
What is one of the assumptions about Mathematics problems that the psychometric tradition assumes, but most educators disagree with?
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What challenge arises when designing assessments and tasks based on Osterlind's assumptions?
What challenge arises when designing assessments and tasks based on Osterlind's assumptions?
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Why are psychometric models often criticized in the context of mathematics education?
Why are psychometric models often criticized in the context of mathematics education?
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In what way has large-scale international assessment design changed in the last decade?
In what way has large-scale international assessment design changed in the last decade?
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What type of problems have recent PISA assessments attempted to support?
What type of problems have recent PISA assessments attempted to support?
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What aspect of mathematical education is development continuing to address?
What aspect of mathematical education is development continuing to address?
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What is the main focus of assessments in mathematics education today?
What is the main focus of assessments in mathematics education today?
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