Abstract
Large scale assessment of student performance is a regular feature of the international education landscape. The International
Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) is a recent attempt with a focus on citizenship knowledge and skills. Student
political trust data from ICCS is reported here and a mixture Rasch model is used to identify the heterogeneity in this data.
The results indicate the complexity of within country and cross-country estimates of measures of political trust. The problem
of relying on a single scale score to represent this complexity is underscored and the implications for citizenship education
are discussed.
Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) is a recent attempt with a focus on citizenship knowledge and skills. Student
political trust data from ICCS is reported here and a mixture Rasch model is used to identify the heterogeneity in this data.
The results indicate the complexity of within country and cross-country estimates of measures of political trust. The problem
of relying on a single scale score to represent this complexity is underscored and the implications for citizenship education
are discussed.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-13
- DOI 10.1007/s11115-012-0189-4
- Authors
- Joseph Kui Foon Chow, Centre for Governance and Citizenship, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, Hong Kong
- Kerry J. Kennedy, Centre for Governance and Citizenship, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, Hong Kong
- Journal Public Organization Review
- Online ISSN 1573-7098
- Print ISSN 1566-7170