Analyzing International Large-Scale Assessment Data With R

Session Type: Professional Development Course

Abstract

The workshop will train participants how to analyze data from international assessments (PISA, TIMSS, and PIRLS) using R. Lectures will briefly introduce R and explain the challenges associated with the analysis of international assessment data (i.e., plausible values, replicate weights). Hands-on exercises will demonstrate how to reproduce main results in international assessment reports with the R package 'instvy'. The last part of the workshop will be dedicated to an assignment. The workshop is aimed at researchers interested in international assessments and R who are familiar with script language concepts (e.g., for, if, else) and understand statistical concepts such as inference, regression, probability, and sampling weights. Participants are required to bring laptop computers with R and R-Studio installed.

Sub Unit

• Professional Development and Training Committee

Instructors

• Daniel H. Caro, University of Oxford

• Christian Bokhove, University of Southampton