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How Do U.S. Students Compare With Their Peers in Other Countries?
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Are International Assessment Results Reliable, Valid, and Comparable?
How Much Variation Is There Between Low and High Performers in Different Countries?
How Much Does Performance Within the United States Vary by School Poverty?
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Appendix A: Technical Notes
A.1 Limitations of sampled data
A.2 International requirements for sampling, data collection, and response rates
A.3 Test development
A.4 Scoring
A.5 Data entry and cleaning
A.6 Weighting and scaling
A.7 Cutpoint scores and achievement levels
A.8 Comparing results from PISA 2000, 2003, and 2006
A.9 Comparing results from TIMSS 1995 and 1999
A.10 Confidentiality and disclosure limitations
A.11 Nonresponse bias analysis
A.12 State participation in international assessments
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Closer Look 2009
U.S. Performance Across International Assessments of Student Achievement
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How Much Variation Is There Between Low and High Performers in Different Countries?
How Much Does Performance Within the United States Vary by School Poverty?
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