One major threat to revealing cultural influences on psychological states or processes is the
presence of bias (ie, systematic measurement error). When quantitative measures are not …

Understanding why women are consistently underrepresented in STEM fields has been a
constant puzzle, with a consistent feature of the puzzle being performance in math. This …

Noncognitive assessments in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study share certain similarities and …

Growing interest in measurement invariance (MI)/equivalence for nonachievement
measures across heterogeneous populations in an international context also demands an …

Valid cross-country comparisons of student learning and pivotal factors contributing to it,
such as teaching quality, offer the possibility to learn from outstandingly effective educational …

Careless responding (CR) in surveys has been identified as a serious threat for the validity
of survey data. It occurs when participants respond without following the instructions or …

Using data from 48 countries, this study investigated the factorial structure and tested the
cross-cultural invariance of the PIRLS 2011 reading self-concept scale and its relationships …

Abstract International Large Scale Assessments (ILSAs) such as TIMSS and PISA provide
comparative indicators and trend information on educational systems. Scholars repeatedly …

While there is consensus that teachers' teaching quality is of utmost importance to student
outcomes, conceptualizations and measures differ between studies and countries …

The study investigated cross‐cultural differences in variability and average performance in
arithmetic, mathematical reasoning, symbolic and non‐symbolic magnitude processing …