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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Previous studies has found that the youngest students perform more poorly, on average, than older peers in school. This phenomenon is known as the relative age effect (RAE). In Norway, the age difference within a grade ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The item response theory (IRT) framework is commonly used for scoring and equating in high stakes tests to classify individuals into performance categories. However, IRT model misspecification such as assuming unidimensional ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Abstract There are multiple item characteristics, some unrelated to mathematics, that can have an impact on item difficulty. Research into the effect of item characteristics such as number of words and comparative language ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Gender differences in reading are a common finding in international assessments with girls usually outperforming boys. The difference in reading between girls and boys has been highlighted as an educational challenge in ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)