Cross-Cutting Skills Assessment In Secondary School Practice (CCSA)

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Methods

Method description

The study employed a mixed-methods approach. Quantitative data, along with selected qualitative responses, were collected via an online survey. In-depth qualitative data were subsequently obtained through face-to-face interviews.

Method (instruments)

Population, unit of observation

1) teachers at secondary schools at the ISCED 2 level (Sekundarstufe I) in the canton of Bern, Switzerland (n = 76, out of 108 collected); 2) teachers at secondary schools at the ISCED 2 level (5–9 classes) in Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, and Sumy regions, Ukraine (n = 313 out of 429 collected).

Participant selection or sampling method (census, random sampling, other sampling method (specify))

Non-probability sample: convenience sampling of Swiss and Ukrainian teachers. Flyers were distributed at schools in Switzerland, and invitations were extended at the end of workshops in Ukraine.

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Population, unit of observation

1) teachers at secondary schools (Canton of Bern, Switzerland), n=7; 2) experts (didacticians and researchers in the field of secondary school education and assessment), n=5.

Participant selection or sampling method (census, random sampling, other sampling method (specify))

Non-probability sampling: volunteer (teachers) and purposive (teachers and experts). The sample of teachers for the interviews was formed from the survey participants (self-selected) and through personal invitations extended to selected teachers (purposive sampling). The group of experts to participate in the interviews was purposefully chosen by the researchers based on their scientific interests.

Other significant comments

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