| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 226 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Toward education improvement : the future of international assessment / Eugene Owen [and others] -- From comprehension to literacy : thirty years of reading assessment / Dominique Lafontaine -- The assessment of adult literacy : history and prospects / T. Scott Murray -- Cross-curricular competencies : development in a new area of education outcome indicators / Jules L. Peschar -- Assessment of cross-curricular problem-solving competencies / Eckhard Klieme -- Reflections on the use of indicators in policy and practice / Friedrich Plank and Douglas Hodgkinson -- Gender differences in achievement : overview and examples of data use in five countries / compiled by Maria Stephens with contributions from Konrad Krainer [and others] -- Considerations in comparing results from different countries, subjects, and grade levels / Kimmo Leimu -- Moving beyond bivariate indicators : the role of multilevel modelling in international comparisons / Roel J. Bosker and Tom A.B. Snijders -- On the methods used for international assessments of educational competencies / Fabrice Murat and Thierry Rocher. |
| Summary |
Written by researchers from eleven different countries, these accounts offer clear guidance on conducting different forms of international comparative research and valuable suggestions for new directions in such research. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Educational evaluation -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Educational evaluation. |
| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| Subject |
Academic achievement -- Evaluation -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Academic achievement -- Evaluation. |
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Academic achievement. |
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Educational indicators -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Educational indicators. |
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Education and state -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Education and state -- Cross-cultural studies. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Moskowitz, Jay H., 1946-
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Stephens, Maria, 1972-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Comparing learning outcomes. London : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004 0415304199 (DLC) 2003021709 (OCoLC)55683822 |
| ISBN |
0203403568 (electronic book) |
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9780203403563 (electronic book) |
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0415304199 (Cloth) |
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