Quality Assurance in Data Collection
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Introduction and Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Translation Verification
Chapter 2: Sampling
Chapter 3: Monitoring the TIMSS Data Collection
Chapter 4: Observing The TIMSS Test Administration
Chapter 5: Quality Control Steps for Free-Response Scoring
Chapter 6: Data Consistency Across Countries
Appendix A: Examples of Item Information
Appendix B: Changes Made to the TIMSS International Database for the Population 2 Cognitive Items
Appendix C: TIMSS Sampling Forms
Appendix D: TIMSS Quality Control Monitors
Appendix E: Results of the Quality Assurance Monitors' Interviews with the National Research Coordinators
Appendix F: Results of the Quality Assurance Monitors' Test Session Observations
Appendix G: TIMSS International Coding Reliability Study Participants
Appendix H: Contingency Tables and Coding Guides for Items in the International Reliability Study
Appendix I: Data Cleaning and Consistency Checks
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