They further suggest that more tightly organized research groups might be more beneficial for development of both methodological and intellectual proficiency.
A proportion of 44.52% regarding both dimensions is even able to achieve the ability of applying research-methodological concepts and procedures (proficiency level C).
These experiments showed the progression from the earlier methodological approach used for measuring proficiency between novice and experienced programmers with CCT (more commonly called traditional statistical measures), to adopting a more comprehensive unidimensional scale that empowers comprehension of human performance and test item performance relative to each other.
Completely homogenous teams with respect to nationality, that is, researchers from a single country, profit from enhanced knowledge and skills (in terms of theoretical and methodological knowledge, but also language proficiency) that is provided by researchers from other countries (Van Rijnsoever and Hessels 2011).
The task of disentangling methodological issues from ones which indicate substantive changes in proficiency is complex and, in a sense, the circumstances in which the Irish results for PISA 2009 have emerged represent the 'perfect storm'.
While a step in the direction of describing how achievement looks across all domains and determining which countries are faring well at preparing the majority of their pupils for more advanced learning, latent profile analyses (LPA) offer a different methodological approach that allows for the classification of cross-domain or multidimensional proficiency profiles within and across countries.
The major part of the students (72.91% for the conceptual and 61.94% for the statistical dimension) even reaches the level of conducting analyses of research-methodological situations by linking a crucial number of content-related elements (proficiency level B).
Three proficiency levels could be determined: (A) 'the ability to comprehend research-methodological terms and concepts', (B) 'the ability to analyze research-methodological situations by processing several content-related elements', and (C) 'the ability to apply research-methodological concepts and procedures' (cf. Fig. 3).
With proficiency comes progress.
Many have limited English proficiency.
It's a methodological prize".
