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Table 7 International average scale scores, standard deviations, standard errors, and cross-mode correlation coefficients

From: The TIMSS 2019 Item Equivalence Study: examining mode effects for computer-based assessment and implications for measuring trends

Grade/subject

International average scale score

Cross-mode correlation coefficient (radj)

paperTIMSS

eTIMSS

Difference

M

SD

SE

M

SD

SE

M

SD

SE

Fourth grade

 Mathematics

527

86

1.4

513

86

1.4

14

40

0.7

0.96

 Science

526

86

1.5

518

86

1.5

8

41

0.6

0.96

Eighth grade

 Mathematics

511

98

2.2

497

97

2.3

14

42

1.0

0.97

 Science

521

92

2.6

514

90

2.5

7

43

1.0

0.96

  1. Because of rounding some results may appear inconsistent