Jay Moskowitz / Maria Stephens (eds.)

Comparing Learning Outcomes

International Assessment and Education Policy
Herausgeber: Moskowitz, Jay; Stephens, Maria

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Owens, US National Center for Educational Statistics, USA Maria Stephens, American Institutes for Research, USA Jay Moskowitz, American Institutes for Research, USA Guillermo Gil. N

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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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 160mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780415304191
• ISBN-10: 0415304199
• Artikelnr.: 21426326

Autorenporträt

Maria Stephens is a research analyst at the American Institutes for Research. Jay Moskowitz is the Vice-President and Director of the Education and Human Development Program at the American Institutes for Research.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Toward Education Improvement: The Future of International Assessment, E.
Owen, M. Stephens, J. Moskowitz & G. Gill 2. From Comprehension to
Literacy: Thirty Years of Reading Assessment, D. Lafontaine 3. The
Assessment of Adult Literacy: History and Prospects, T. Murray 4.
Cross-Curricular Competencies: Development in a New Area of Education
Outcome Indicators, J. Peschar 5. Assessment of Cross-Curricular
Problem-Solving Competencies, E. Kleime 6. Reflections on the Use of
Indicators in Policy and Practice, F. Plank & D. Hodgkinson 7. Gender
Differences in Achievement: Overview and Examples of Data Use in Five
Countries 8. Considerations in Comparing Results from Different Countries,
Subjects and Grade Levels, K. Leimu 9. Moving Beyond Bivariate Indicators:
The Role of Multilevel Modelling in International Comparisons, R. Bosker &
T. Snijders 10. On the Methods Used for International Assessments of
Educational Competencies, F. Murrat & T. Rocher