Multilevel Analysis of Assessment Data
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چکیده
Introduction ......................................................................................................... 390 Data ...................................................................................................................... 391 PIRLS ................................................................................................................ 391 Plausible Value Outcomes ............................................................................. 392 Predictors ......................................................................................................... 394 Exploratory Data Analysis ............................................................................ 394 Missing Data ...................................................................................................400 Multiple Imputation ......................................................................................400 Multilevel Modeling ...........................................................................................405 Presentation of the Model .............................................................................405 Empty Model .................................................................................................. 407 Modeling Strategy ..........................................................................................408 Model Specification and Comparison .........................................................409 R2-Type Measures for Explained Variance ................................................. 412 Incorporating Design Weights ...................................................................... 414 Model Diagnostics .......................................................................................... 416 Interpretation of Results ................................................................................ 418 Discussion ............................................................................................................ 419 Other Multilevel Models ............................................................................... 419 Current and Future Research in Multilevel Analysis................................420 Acknowledgment ................................................................................................ 421 References .............................................................................................................422
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