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An Investigation of Measurement Invariance of the TIMSS Fourth-Grade Mathematics Assessment Across OECD Member Countries

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An Investigation of Measurement Invariance of the TIMSS Fourth-Grade Mathematics Assessment Across OECD Member Countries

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This study aimed to examine the measurement invariance of the factor structure of the scores obtained from the fourth-grade mathematics achievement test administered within the framework of TIMSS 2015 across OECD member countries. A total of 132226 students from 24 countries participated in TIMSS 2015. This correlational survey model research was conducted on the data of 9641 randomly selected students who took the 7th booklet. Within the scope of the study, normality was tested before the measurement invariance analyses. Normality is a basic assumption of measurement invariance analyses. Reliability coefficients were determined, and confirmatory factor analysis was performed for all groups to be tested for measurement invariance. Lastly, the equality of covariance matrices was tested. As a result of the analyses, it was determined that the assumptions were confirmed. Then, multi-group confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance analyses were performed on a single-factor design. The research determined that the best working model among the measurement invariance models was the strong factorial invariance model. Based on this finding, it was concluded that TIMSS 2015 fourth-grade mathematics achievement test scores did not provide measurement invariance among OECD member countries; in other words, the factorial design was not the same for the countries compared, thus raising doubts about making comparisons between these countries.

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Bu çalışmanın, özgün bir çalışma olduğunu; çalışmanın hazırlık, veri toplama, analiz ve bilgilerin sunumu olmak üzere tüm aşamalarından bilimsel etik ilke ve kurallarına uygun davrandığımı; bu çalışma kapsamında elde edilmeyen tüm veri ve bilgiler için kaynak gösterdiğimi ve bu kaynaklara kaynakçada yer verdiğimi; kullanılan verilerde herhangi bir değişiklik yapmadığımı, çalışmanın Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)' in tüm şartlarını ve koşullarını kabul ederek etik görev ve sorumluluklara riayet ettiğimi beyan ederim. Herhangi bir zamanda, çalışmayla ilgili yaptığım bu beyana aykırı bir durumun saptanması durumunda, ortaya çıkacak tüm ahlaki ve hukuki sonuçlara razı olduğumu bildiririm.

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Kaynakça

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Ulusal ve Uluslararası Başarı Karşılaştırmaları, Matematik Eğitimi

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Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

27 Haziran 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

27 Haziran 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

6 Mart 2025

Kabul Tarihi

28 Mart 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Tavlıca, A., & Şekercioğlu, G. (2025). An Investigation of Measurement Invariance of the TIMSS Fourth-Grade Mathematics Assessment Across OECD Member Countries. EDUCATIONE, 4(1), 154-172. https://doi.org/10.58650/educatione.1652506
AMA
1.Tavlıca A, Şekercioğlu G. An Investigation of Measurement Invariance of the TIMSS Fourth-Grade Mathematics Assessment Across OECD Member Countries. EDUCATIONE. 2025;4(1):154-172. doi:10.58650/educatione.1652506
Chicago
Tavlıca, Ayşenur, ve Güçlü Şekercioğlu. 2025. “An Investigation of Measurement Invariance of the TIMSS Fourth-Grade Mathematics Assessment Across OECD Member Countries”. EDUCATIONE 4 (1): 154-72. https://doi.org/10.58650/educatione.1652506.
EndNote
Tavlıca A, Şekercioğlu G (01 Haziran 2025) An Investigation of Measurement Invariance of the TIMSS Fourth-Grade Mathematics Assessment Across OECD Member Countries. EDUCATIONE 4 1 154–172.
IEEE
[1]A. Tavlıca ve G. Şekercioğlu, “An Investigation of Measurement Invariance of the TIMSS Fourth-Grade Mathematics Assessment Across OECD Member Countries”, EDUCATIONE, c. 4, sy 1, ss. 154–172, Haz. 2025, doi: 10.58650/educatione.1652506.
ISNAD
Tavlıca, Ayşenur - Şekercioğlu, Güçlü. “An Investigation of Measurement Invariance of the TIMSS Fourth-Grade Mathematics Assessment Across OECD Member Countries”. EDUCATIONE 4/1 (01 Haziran 2025): 154-172. https://doi.org/10.58650/educatione.1652506.
JAMA
1.Tavlıca A, Şekercioğlu G. An Investigation of Measurement Invariance of the TIMSS Fourth-Grade Mathematics Assessment Across OECD Member Countries. EDUCATIONE. 2025;4:154–172.
MLA
Tavlıca, Ayşenur, ve Güçlü Şekercioğlu. “An Investigation of Measurement Invariance of the TIMSS Fourth-Grade Mathematics Assessment Across OECD Member Countries”. EDUCATIONE, c. 4, sy 1, Haziran 2025, ss. 154-72, doi:10.58650/educatione.1652506.
Vancouver
1.Ayşenur Tavlıca, Güçlü Şekercioğlu. An Investigation of Measurement Invariance of the TIMSS Fourth-Grade Mathematics Assessment Across OECD Member Countries. EDUCATIONE. 01 Haziran 2025;4(1):154-72. doi:10.58650/educatione.1652506