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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455419103321

Autore

Kellaghan Thomas

Titolo

Using the results of a national assessment of educational achievement [[electronic resource] /] / Thomas Kellaghan, Vincent Greaney, Scott Murray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2009

ISBN

1-282-26768-X

9786612267680

0-8213-7966-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

National assessments of educational achievement ; ; v. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

GreaneyVincent

MurrayScott

Disciplina

371.26/2

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements

Achievement tests

Education and state

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. FACTORS AFFECTING THE USE AND NONUSE OF NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS; BOXES; TABLES; 2. REPORTING A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT: THE MAIN REPORT; FIGURES; 3. REPORTING A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT: OTHER INSTRUMENTS TO COMMUNICATE FINDINGS; 4. TRANSLATING ASSESSMENT FINDINGS INTO POLICY AND ACTION; 5. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS, POLICY, AND EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT; 6. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS AND TEACHING; 7. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS; 8. TOWARD OPTIMIZING THE USE AND VALUE OF NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

What are students learning? Throughout the world, governments striving to improve educational quality are turning to national assessments to provide this much-needed information in key curriculum areas. The capacity for carrying out national assessments has grown remarkably in recent years, but it has not been matched by



widespread use of their findings. This book seeks to maximize an appreciation for the value of such data and to assist countries in exploiting the knowledge that national assessments yield.Using the Results of a National Assessment of Educational Achievement identifies the mai