David Rutkowski|Leslie Rutkowski
Measuring Socioeconomic Background in PISA: One Size Might not Fit all
Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University Bloomington
part flagship educational study programme international student assessment pisa organisation economic cooperation development oecd undertaken extensive work create internationally relevant composite indicator aimed measuring socioeconomic background however degree single measure socioeconomic background reliable valid participating countries widely discussed fill gap authors examine home possessions index key component pisas socioeconomic indicator highlight number issues surrounding index particular take psychometric approach investigating reliability facets validity home possessions index number participating pisa countries findings suggest notable concerns current index including highly variable reliability country poor modeltodata consistency number subscales evidence poor cultural comparability couch discussion context educational policy research propose one possible method improving measures participating countries