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" Assessing national achievement levels in education / "
[edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan.
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BL
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1038536
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b792906
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Assessing national achievement levels in education /\ [edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, DC :: World Bank,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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National assessments of educational achievement ;; v. 1
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xiv, 161 pages :: illustrations ;; 26 cm
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0821372580
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: 0821372599
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: 9780821372586
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: 9780821372593
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- National assessments of student achievement -- What are the main elements in a national assessment? -- How does a national assessment differ from public examinations? -- Why carry out a national assessment? -- Decisions in a national assessment -- Who should give policy guidance for the national assessment? -- Who should carry out the national assessment? -- Who will administer the tests and questionnaires? -- What population will be assessed? -- Will a whole population or sample be assessed? -- What will be assessed? -- How will achievement be assessed? -- How frequently will assessments be carried out? -- How should student achievement be reported? -- What kinds of statistical analysis should be carried out? -- How should the results of a national assessment be communicated and used? -- What are the cost components of a national assessment? -- Summary of decisions -- Issues in the design, implementation, analysis, reporting, and use of a national assessment -- Design -- Implementation -- Analysis -- Report writing -- Dissemination and use of findings -- International assessments of student achievement -- Growth in international assessment activity -- Advantages of international assessments -- Problems with international assessments -- Conclusion.
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As knowledge increasingly replaces raw materials and labor as a key resource in economic development, the availability of human knowledge and skills is critical in determining a country's rate of economic development and its competitiveness in international markets. The growing use of national assessment capacity has enabled ministries of education across the world to describe national levels of learning achievement in key subject areas; compare achievement levels of key subgroups, such as boys and girls, ethnic groups, urban and rural students, and public and private school students; and provide evidence to support claims about standards of student achievement.
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Assessing National Achievement Levels in Education describes the purposes and features of national assessments, as well as issues in designing, implementing, analyzing, and reporting. It also describes major international, regional, and national assessments in a range of countries.
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Despite growth in assessment activity, the potential value of the data that assessments can provide remains underappreciated. The requisite skills to conduct assessments require development, and even countries that carry out national assessments or participate in international ones may not yet be able to fully exploit the information yielded.
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Effective assessment of the performance of educational systems is a key component in developing policies to optimize the development of human capital around the world. The five books in the National Assessments of Educational Achievement series introduce key concepts in national assessments of student achievement levels, from policy issues to address when designing and carrying out assessment through test development, sampling, data cleaning, statistics, report writing, and the use of results to improve educational quality.
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Educational evaluation.
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Educational tests and measurements.
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Avaliação da educação.
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Educação (medidas)
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Educação (testes)
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Educational evaluation.
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Educational tests and measurements.
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Evaluation.
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Pädagogik.
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Schulleistungsmessung.
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| Dewey Classification
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371.26/2
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LB3051.A7663 2008
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5,3ssgn
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DF 2600rvk
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DO 1250rvk
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| Added Entry
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Greaney, Vincent.
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Kellaghan, Thomas.
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