A Practical Guide for Analyzing Large-Scale Assessment Data Using Mplus: A Case Demonstration Using the Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies Data

IF 1.9 3区心理学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics Pub Date : 2020-12-16 DOI:10.3102/1076998620978554

T. Yamashita, Thomas J. Smith, P. Cummins

引用次数: 2

Abstract

In order to promote the use of increasingly available large-scale assessment data in education and expand the scope of analytic capabilities among applied researchers, this study provides step-by-step guidance, and practical examples of syntax and data analysis using Mplus. Concise overview and key unique aspects of large-scale assessment data from the 2012/2014 Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) are described. Using commonly-used statistical software including SAS and R, a simple macro program and syntax are developed to streamline the data preparation process. Then, two examples of structural equation models are demonstrated using Mplus. The suggested data preparation and analytic approaches can be immediately applicable to existing large-scale assessment data.

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使用Mplus分析大规模评估数据的实用指南:使用成人能力数据国际评估计划的案例演示

为了促进在教育中使用越来越可用的大规模评估数据，并扩大应用研究人员的分析能力范围，本研究提供了使用Mplus进行语法和数据分析的分步指导和实际示例。简要概述了2012/2014年国际成人能力评估计划（PIAC）的大规模评估数据的主要独特方面。使用包括SAS和R在内的常用统计软件，开发了一个简单的宏程序和语法，以简化数据准备过程。然后，使用Mplus演示了结构方程模型的两个例子。建议的数据准备和分析方法可以立即适用于现有的大规模评估数据。

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Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics Multiple-

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4.40

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期刊介绍： Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, sponsored jointly by the American Educational Research Association and the American Statistical Association, publishes articles that are original and provide methods that are useful to those studying problems and issues in educational or behavioral research. Typical papers introduce new methods of analysis. Critical reviews of current practice, tutorial presentations of less well known methods, and novel applications of already-known methods are also of interest. Papers discussing statistical techniques without specific educational or behavioral interest or focusing on substantive results without developing new statistical methods or models or making novel use of existing methods have lower priority. Simulation studies, either to demonstrate properties of an existing method or to compare several existing methods (without providing a new method), also have low priority. The Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics provides an outlet for papers that are original and provide methods that are useful to those studying problems and issues in educational or behavioral research. Typical papers introduce new methods of analysis, provide properties of these methods, and an example of use in education or behavioral research. Critical reviews of current practice, tutorial presentations of less well known methods, and novel applications of already-known methods are also sometimes accepted. Papers discussing statistical techniques without specific educational or behavioral interest or focusing on substantive results without developing new statistical methods or models or making novel use of existing methods have lower priority. Simulation studies, either to demonstrate properties of an existing method or to compare several existing methods (without providing a new method), also have low priority.