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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457613403321

Titolo

Comparing learning outcomes : international assessment and education policy / / edited by Jay H. Moskowitz & Maria Stephens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeFalmer, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-40919-2

1-280-54690-5

0-203-40356-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoskowitzJay H. <1946->

StephensMaria <1972->

Disciplina

379.1/58

Soggetti

Educational evaluation

Academic achievement - Evaluation

Educational indicators

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

Toward education improvement : the future of international assessment / Eugene Owen ... [et al.] -- 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 ... [et al.] -- 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



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Sommario/riassunto

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.