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Assessing national achievement levels in education / / [edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan
| Assessing national achievement levels in education / / [edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 161 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GreaneyVincent
KellaghanThomas |
| Collana | National assessments of educational achievement |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements
Educational evaluation |
| ISBN |
1-281-11323-9
9786611113230 0-8213-7259-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; Box 2.1 Ethiopia: National Assessment Objectives; Box 2.2 Examples of Questions Addressed by Vietnam's National Assessment; Box 2.3 Main Elements of a National Assessment; Table 2.1 Differences between National Assessments and Public Examinations; 3. WHY CARRY OUT A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT?; Figure 3.1 The Achievement Gap in the United States for Nine-Year-Old Students: NAEP Reading Assessment, 1971-99
Figure 3.2 Percentages of Fourth Grade Students at or above "Proficient" in Reading, NAEP 1992-20034. DECISIONS IN A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; Box 4.1 Proposed NSC Membership in Sierra Leone; Table 4.1 Options for Implementing a National Assessment; Table 4.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Census-Based Assessment to Hold Schools Accountable; Table 4.3 PIRLS Reading Comprehension Processes; Box 4.2 Examples of Multiple-Choice Items; Box 4.3 Examples of Open-Ended Items; Figure 4.1 Mean Percentage Correct Scores for Students' Mathematics Performance, by Content Area, Lesotho Table 4.4 Percentage Achieving Goal or Mastery Level by Grade, Connecticut, 2006Table 4.5 Bodies with Primary Responsibility for Decisions in a National Assessment; 5. ISSUES IN THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, ANALYSIS, REPORTING, AND USE OF A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; 6. INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; Table 6.1 Comparison of TIMSS and PISA; Table 6.2 Percentage of Students Reaching TIMSS International Benchmarks in Mathematics, Grade 8: High- and Low-Scoring Countries; Box 6.1 South Africa's Experience with International Assessments; 7. CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES Table A.2.1 Percentages and Standard Errors of Pupils at Different Skill Levels in ReadingTable A.2.2 Relationship between Selected Teacher Variables and Mathematics Achievement; Table A.5.1 Background Data and Source in Sri Lankan National Assessment; Table A.5.2 Percentage of Students Achieving Mastery in the First Language, by Province; Table A.7.1 Index for Merit Awards for Schools in Chile, 1998-99; Table A.9.1 Percentages of Uganda Grade 3 Pupils Rated Profcient in English Literacy, 2005; Figure A.9.1 Grade 6 Literacy Test Score Distribution in Uganda; APPENDIX B. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Table B.1.1 Target Percentages of the TIMSS 2007 Mathematics Tests Devoted to Content and Cognitive Domains, Fourth and Eighth GradesTable B.1.2 TIMSS Distribution of Mathematics Achievement, Grade 8; Table B.2.1 Percentages of Students Reaching PIRLS Benchmarks in Reading Achievement, Grade 4; Figure B.3.1 Sample of PISA Mathematics Items; Figure B.3.2 PISA Mean Reading Literacy Scores and Reading Subscale Scores; Figure B.3.3 Student Proficiency Levels in PISA Mathematics; Figure B.3.4 Percentage of Students at Each Proficiency Level on PISA Mathematics Scale Figure B.3.5 Percentage of Students at Each Proficiency Level on PISA Reading Scale |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778264403321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Defending standardized testing [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Richard P. Phelps
| Defending standardized testing [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Richard P. Phelps |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PhelpsRichard P |
| Soggetto topico |
Achievement tests - United States
Education - Standards - United States Educational accountability - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4106-1259-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Introduction and Overview; 1 Persistently Positive: Forty Years of Public Opinion on Standardized Testing; 2 High-Stakes Testing: Contexts, Characteristics, Critiques, and Consequences; 3 The Rich, Robust Research Literature on Testing's Achievement Benefits; 4 Some Misconceptions About Large-Scale Educational Assessments; 5 The Most Frequently Unasked Questions About Testing; 6 Must High Stakes Mean Low Quality? Some Testing Program Implementation Issues; 7 Whose Rules? The Relation Between the ""Rules"" and ""Law"" of Testing
8 Teaching For the Test: How and Why Test Preparation is Appropriate9 Doesn't Everybody Know That 70% is Passing?; 10 The Testing Industry, Ethnic Minorities, and Individuals With Disabilities; 11 A School Accountability Case Study: California API Awards and the Orange County Register Margin of Error Folly; 12 Leave No Standardized Test Behind; Appendix A: Polls and Surveys That Have Included Items About Standardized Testing: 1954 to Present; Appendix B: Some Studies Revealing Testing Achievement Benefits, by Methodology Type; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449952903321 |
| Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Defending standardized testing [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Richard P. Phelps
| Defending standardized testing [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Richard P. Phelps |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PhelpsRichard P |
| Soggetto topico |
Achievement tests - United States
Education - Standards - United States Educational accountability - United States |
| ISBN | 1-4106-1259-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Introduction and Overview; 1 Persistently Positive: Forty Years of Public Opinion on Standardized Testing; 2 High-Stakes Testing: Contexts, Characteristics, Critiques, and Consequences; 3 The Rich, Robust Research Literature on Testing's Achievement Benefits; 4 Some Misconceptions About Large-Scale Educational Assessments; 5 The Most Frequently Unasked Questions About Testing; 6 Must High Stakes Mean Low Quality? Some Testing Program Implementation Issues; 7 Whose Rules? The Relation Between the ""Rules"" and ""Law"" of Testing
8 Teaching For the Test: How and Why Test Preparation is Appropriate9 Doesn't Everybody Know That 70% is Passing?; 10 The Testing Industry, Ethnic Minorities, and Individuals With Disabilities; 11 A School Accountability Case Study: California API Awards and the Orange County Register Margin of Error Folly; 12 Leave No Standardized Test Behind; Appendix A: Polls and Surveys That Have Included Items About Standardized Testing: 1954 to Present; Appendix B: Some Studies Revealing Testing Achievement Benefits, by Methodology Type; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783694803321 |
| Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Defending standardized testing / / edited by Richard P. Phelps
| Defending standardized testing / / edited by Richard P. Phelps |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PhelpsRichard P |
| Soggetto topico |
Achievement tests - United States
Education - Standards - United States Educational accountability - United States |
| ISBN | 1-4106-1259-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Introduction and Overview; 1 Persistently Positive: Forty Years of Public Opinion on Standardized Testing; 2 High-Stakes Testing: Contexts, Characteristics, Critiques, and Consequences; 3 The Rich, Robust Research Literature on Testing's Achievement Benefits; 4 Some Misconceptions About Large-Scale Educational Assessments; 5 The Most Frequently Unasked Questions About Testing; 6 Must High Stakes Mean Low Quality? Some Testing Program Implementation Issues; 7 Whose Rules? The Relation Between the ""Rules"" and ""Law"" of Testing
8 Teaching For the Test: How and Why Test Preparation is Appropriate9 Doesn't Everybody Know That 70% is Passing?; 10 The Testing Industry, Ethnic Minorities, and Individuals With Disabilities; 11 A School Accountability Case Study: California API Awards and the Orange County Register Margin of Error Folly; 12 Leave No Standardized Test Behind; Appendix A: Polls and Surveys That Have Included Items About Standardized Testing: 1954 to Present; Appendix B: Some Studies Revealing Testing Achievement Benefits, by Methodology Type; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910962694603321 |
| Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Implementing a national assessment of educational achievement [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Vincent Greaney, Thomas Kellaghan
| Implementing a national assessment of educational achievement [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Vincent Greaney, Thomas Kellaghan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GreaneyVincent
KellaghanThomas |
| Collana | National assessments of educational achievement |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements - United States
Educational evaluation - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-49170-2
9786613491701 0-8213-8590-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The logistics of a national assessment -- pt. 2. School sampling methodology -- pt. 3. Data preparation, validation, and management -- pt. 4. Weighting, estimation, and sampling error. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461411203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Implementing a national assessment of educational achievement / / editors, Vincent Greaney, Thomas Kellaghan
| Implementing a national assessment of educational achievement / / editors, Vincent Greaney, Thomas Kellaghan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 260 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm. + + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GreaneyVincent
KellaghanThomas |
| Collana | National assessment of educational achievement |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements - United States
Educational evaluation - United States |
| ISBN |
1-283-49170-2
9786613491701 0-8213-8590-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The logistics of a national assessment -- pt. 2. School sampling methodology -- pt. 3. Data preparation, validation, and management -- pt. 4. Weighting, estimation, and sampling error. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790600803321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Making the grades [[electronic resource] ] : my misadventures in the standardized testing industry / / Todd S. Farley
| Making the grades [[electronic resource] ] : my misadventures in the standardized testing industry / / Todd S. Farley |
| Autore | Farley Todd |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sausalito, Calif., : PoliPointPress |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Collana | 0 |
| Soggetto topico |
Examinations - United States - Scoring
Business and education - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-14663-0
9786613146632 1-60994-473-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Wage slave -- pt. 2. Management -- pt. 3. Retirement. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456496603321 |
Farley Todd
|
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| Sausalito, Calif., : PoliPointPress | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Making the grades [[electronic resource] ] : my misadventures in the standardized testing industry / / Todd S. Farley
| Making the grades [[electronic resource] ] : my misadventures in the standardized testing industry / / Todd S. Farley |
| Autore | Farley Todd |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sausalito, Calif., : PoliPointPress |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Collana | 0 |
| Soggetto topico |
Examinations - United States - Scoring
Business and education - United States |
| ISBN |
1-283-14663-0
9786613146632 1-60994-473-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Wage slave -- pt. 2. Management -- pt. 3. Retirement. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781307503321 |
|
Farley Todd
|
||
| Sausalito, Calif., : PoliPointPress | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Making the grades : my misadventures in the standardized testing industry / / Todd S. Farley
| Making the grades : my misadventures in the standardized testing industry / / Todd S. Farley |
| Autore | Farley Todd |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sausalito, Calif., : PoliPointPress |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Collana | 0 |
| Soggetto topico |
Examinations - United States - Scoring
Business and education - United States |
| ISBN |
9786613146632
9781283146630 1283146630 9781609944735 1609944739 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Wage slave -- pt. 2. Management -- pt. 3. Retirement. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910955205003321 |
|
Farley Todd
|
||
| Sausalito, Calif., : PoliPointPress | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
National assessments of educational achievement [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan
| National assessments of educational achievement [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.26/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GreaneyVincent
KellaghanThomas |
| Collana | National assessments of educational achievement Assessing national achievement levels in education |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational tests and measurements
Educational evaluation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-11323-9
9786611113230 0-8213-7259-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; Box 2.1 Ethiopia: National Assessment Objectives; Box 2.2 Examples of Questions Addressed by Vietnam's National Assessment; Box 2.3 Main Elements of a National Assessment; Table 2.1 Differences between National Assessments and Public Examinations; 3. WHY CARRY OUT A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT?; Figure 3.1 The Achievement Gap in the United States for Nine-Year-Old Students: NAEP Reading Assessment, 1971-99
Figure 3.2 Percentages of Fourth Grade Students at or above "Proficient" in Reading, NAEP 1992-20034. DECISIONS IN A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; Box 4.1 Proposed NSC Membership in Sierra Leone; Table 4.1 Options for Implementing a National Assessment; Table 4.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Census-Based Assessment to Hold Schools Accountable; Table 4.3 PIRLS Reading Comprehension Processes; Box 4.2 Examples of Multiple-Choice Items; Box 4.3 Examples of Open-Ended Items; Figure 4.1 Mean Percentage Correct Scores for Students' Mathematics Performance, by Content Area, Lesotho Table 4.4 Percentage Achieving Goal or Mastery Level by Grade, Connecticut, 2006Table 4.5 Bodies with Primary Responsibility for Decisions in a National Assessment; 5. ISSUES IN THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, ANALYSIS, REPORTING, AND USE OF A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; 6. INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; Table 6.1 Comparison of TIMSS and PISA; Table 6.2 Percentage of Students Reaching TIMSS International Benchmarks in Mathematics, Grade 8: High- and Low-Scoring Countries; Box 6.1 South Africa's Experience with International Assessments; 7. CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES Table A.2.1 Percentages and Standard Errors of Pupils at Different Skill Levels in ReadingTable A.2.2 Relationship between Selected Teacher Variables and Mathematics Achievement; Table A.5.1 Background Data and Source in Sri Lankan National Assessment; Table A.5.2 Percentage of Students Achieving Mastery in the First Language, by Province; Table A.7.1 Index for Merit Awards for Schools in Chile, 1998-99; Table A.9.1 Percentages of Uganda Grade 3 Pupils Rated Profcient in English Literacy, 2005; Figure A.9.1 Grade 6 Literacy Test Score Distribution in Uganda; APPENDIX B. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Table B.1.1 Target Percentages of the TIMSS 2007 Mathematics Tests Devoted to Content and Cognitive Domains, Fourth and Eighth GradesTable B.1.2 TIMSS Distribution of Mathematics Achievement, Grade 8; Table B.2.1 Percentages of Students Reaching PIRLS Benchmarks in Reading Achievement, Grade 4; Figure B.3.1 Sample of PISA Mathematics Items; Figure B.3.2 PISA Mean Reading Literacy Scores and Reading Subscale Scores; Figure B.3.3 Student Proficiency Levels in PISA Mathematics; Figure B.3.4 Percentage of Students at Each Proficiency Level on PISA Mathematics Scale Figure B.3.5 Percentage of Students at Each Proficiency Level on PISA Reading Scale |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451940203321 |
| Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
