Assessing national achievement levels in education [electronic resource] /
[edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan.
- Washington, DC : World Bank, c2008.
- xiv, 161 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- National assessments of educational achievement ; v. 1 .
- World Bank e-Library. .
Includes bibliographical references.
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, and -- Reporting 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.
0821372580 (alk. paper) 0821372599 9780821372586 (alk. paper) 9780821372593
2007022161
Educational evaluation.
Educational tests and measurements.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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, and -- Reporting 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.
0821372580 (alk. paper) 0821372599 9780821372586 (alk. paper) 9780821372593
2007022161
Educational evaluation.
Educational tests and measurements.
LB3051 / .A7663 2008
371.26/2