Evaluating the risk of nonresponse bias in educational large-scale assessments with school nonresponse questionnaires: a theoretical study

Meinck, Sabine; Côrtes, Diego Alves; Tieck, Sabine

doi:10.1186/s40536-017-0038-6

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“…Instruments to capture various metrics used to study the interaction between epilepsy and marriage are also required. While knowledge attitudes and practices (KAP) studies have been extensively used to document stigma in relation to a number of social situations including marriage, these suffer from certain limitations [39,40]. For example, response bias can occur, in particular social desirability bias, in which socially acceptable responses are provided, especially to care providers in a known environment.…”

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Marriage in people with epilepsy: A compelling theme for psycho-behavioral research

Singh

Ganguly

Banerji

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People with epilepsy frequently experience problems in marriage including reduced marital prospects, poor marital outcomes and diminished quality of married life. Conversely, marriage might impact epilepsy self-management and quality of life in people with epilepsy. There is little in published literature on marriage and epilepsy, so there is a need for psycho-behavioral research. Here, we focus on arranged marriages which, although now rare in western cultures, are widely prevalent in South Asian communities. Arranged marriages, in which families rather than individuals choose marital partners, are particularly problematic because epilepsy is frequently hidden during marital negotiations as well as later. From the psycho-behavioral perspective, marital prospects, outcomes and satisfaction should be examined in relation to the type of marriage (arranged vs. love) and whether or not epilepsy is hidden. Additionally, culturally-relevant tools to appraise marital quality and epilepsy self-management within marriage should be developed. The main objective should be to develop a multi-sectorial action plan with interventions at several different levels involving different stakeholders to mitigate stigma associated with epilepsy in matrimony.

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Marriage in people with epilepsy: A compelling theme for psycho-behavioral research

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Ganguly

Banerji

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“…As coordinators of the third wave of the ISRD (ISRD-3) in England and the Netherlands, an international school-based survey on youth delinquent offending among 11-to 16-year-old high school students, we experienced serious challenges in recruiting schools, as did our German and U.S. colleagues. Several cross-national studies have referred to the challenges in school recruitment for international surveys (e.g., Kraus & Hibell, 2014;Meinck, Cortes, & Tieck, 2017;Roberts et al, 2009;Sturgis, Smith, & Hughes, 2006). However, empirical research on developments in school recruitment is limited.…”

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“…A review of school surveys by England's Department for Education between 1995 and 2004 revealed a 2% annual decline in school response (Sturgis et al, 2006). A more recent study by Meinck et al (2017) found that between 2006 and 2016 around 17% of countries failed to meet the minimum participation rates at school level set by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). However, neither study provides unequivocal evidence for a general downward trend in school response for these four countries.…”

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Contemporary Challenges in School Recruitment for Criminological Survey Research: Lessons From the International Self-Report Delinquency Study in England, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States

Gaag

Herlitz

Hough

2019

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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Several multiwave cross-national surveys have experienced drops in school participation for youth health and risk behavior (HRB) surveys in Western European countries. This article considers explanations for the challenge in recruiting schools for surveys in England, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States and the most important lessons learned during school recruitment for the third wave of the International Self-Report Delinquency Study in these four countries. Comparing school response rates for international academic surveys with those focused on HRB, schools have been increasingly less likely to participate in HRB surveys over the past two decades. However, considerable variation within and across surveys and countries suggests there are numerous influences on school recruitment, and there may be facilitators on which researchers could capitalize. We conclude that when planning future school-based HRB surveys, researchers should consider multiple strategies to engage schools from the outset, tailored to regional and national settings.

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“…Countries often fail to meet this requirement, especially if participation is not obligatory. Results from affected countries are annotated in the international reports or are even reported in separated report sections, highlighting the possibly reduced validity of the results to the readers (Meinck, Cortes & Tieck, 2017).…”

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Bias Risks Related to Nonparticipation: Evidence From a Longitudinal Large-Scale Survey in Germany (PISA Plus)

Meinck¹

2019

Proceedings of the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting

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This study uses evidence from a longitudinal survey (PISA Plus, Germany) to examine the potential bias risks in cross-sectional large-scale assessments (ILSAs). Validity and adequacy of the strict participation rate requirements in ILSAs are evaluated. The study provides evidence for significant selection bias regarding student competencies and background variables when participation is voluntary. Using this evidence, likely magnitudes of bias in cross-sectional studies in varying scenarios are illustrated. Accordingly, if combined participation rates drop below 50%, even a small difference between nonrespondents and participants will cause significant bias. It is concluded that participation rate requirements established in most ILSAs are fully valid, reasonable and important as they ensure low risks of biased results.

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Evaluating the risk of nonresponse bias in educational large-scale assessments with school nonresponse questionnaires: a theoretical study

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Marriage in people with epilepsy: A compelling theme for psycho-behavioral research

Marriage in people with epilepsy: A compelling theme for psycho-behavioral research

Contemporary Challenges in School Recruitment for Criminological Survey Research: Lessons From the International Self-Report Delinquency Study in England, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States

Bias Risks Related to Nonparticipation: Evidence From a Longitudinal Large-Scale Survey in Germany (PISA Plus)

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