Volume II: Implementation and Analysis
Primary and Middle School Years

The Technical Report: Volume II was released in 1998 and edited by Michael O. Martin and Dana L. Kelly               This page last updated December 2,1999

The entire Technical Report: Volume II (1.1 MB) Table of Contents for the entire Technical Report (149K) Chapter 1: Overview (264K) Authors: Michael O. Martin and Dana L. Kelly; Boston College Chapter 2: Implementation of the TIMSS Sample Design (330K) Author: Pierre Foy; Statistics Canada Chapter 3: Data Mangement and Contruction of the TIMSS Database (281K) Authors: Heiko Sibberns, Dirk Hastedt, Michael Bruneforth, Knut Schwippert; IEA Data Processing Center -- Eugenio J. Gonzalez; Boston College Chapter 4: Calculation of Sampling Weights (248K) Author: Pierre Foy; Statistics Canada Chapter 5: Estimation of Sampling Variability, Design Effects, and Effective Sample Sizes (281K) Authors: Eugenio J. Gonzalez; Boston College -- Pierre Foy; Statistics Canada Chapter 6: Item Analysis and Review (215K) Authors: Ina V.S. Mullis, Michael O. Martin; Boston College Chapter 7: Scaling Methodology and Procedures for the Mathematics and Science Scales (363K) Authors: Raymond J. Adams, Margaret L. Wu, Greg Macaskil; Australian Council for Educational Research Chapter 8: Reporting Student Achievement in Mathematics and Science (347K) Author: Eugenio J. Gonzalez; Boston College Chapter 9: Reporting Achievement in Mathematics and Science Content Areas (281K) Authors: Albert E. Beaton, Eugenio J. Gonzalez; Boston College Chapter 10: Test-Curriculum Matching Analysis (215K) Authors: Albert E. Beaton, Eugenio J. Gonzalez; Boston College Chapter 11: Reporting Student and Teacher Questionnaire Data (215K) Authors: Dana L. Kelly, Ina V.S. Mullis, Teresa A. Smith; Boston College Appendices (363K) Includes: Appendix A: Table of Contents for the Technical Report: Volume 1 Appendix B: Characteristics of the National Samples Appendix C: Design Effect and Effective Sample Size Tables Appendix D: Dummy Variables Contructed for Conditioning Acknowledgements For information on ordering printed and bound reports, write the address below: TIMSS International Study Center Campion Hall Lynch School of Education Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 024677 United States or call +1-617-552-1600

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