Examining big-fish-little-pond-effects across 49 countries: a multilevel latent variable modelling approach

• Published in: Educational psychology (Dorchester-on-Thames) Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 228 - 251
• Main Author: Wang, Ze
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dorchester-on-Thames Routledge 17.02.2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Academic achievement; big-fish-little-pond-effect; Context Effect; Cross Cultural Studies; cross-national study; Error of Measurement; Foreign Countries; Grade 8; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; International Programs; Mathematics; Measurement errors; multilevel latent variable modelling; Nonverbal Ability; Sampling; Self Concept; Self esteem; Testing Programs; TIMSS; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

Using data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007, this study examined the big-fish-little-pond-effects (BFLPEs) in 49 countries. In this study, the effect of math ability on math self-concept was decomposed into a within- and a between-level components using imp...