Comparing learning outcomes
Subtitle: international assessments and education policy
By: edited by Jay H. Moskowitz, Maria Stephens
Contributors: Moskowitz, Jay H., 1946-; Stephens, Maria, 1972-
Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Educational evaluation -- Cross-cultural studies; Academic achievement -- Evaluation -- Cross-cultural studies; Educational indicators -- Cross-cultural studies; Education and state -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Cross-cultural studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Toward education improvement : the future of international assessment / Eugene Owen ... [et al.]; title: From comprehension to literacy : thirty years of reading assessment / Dominique Lafontaine; title: The assessment of adult literacy : history and prospects / T. Scott Murray; title: Cross-curricular competencies : developments in a new area of education outcome indicators / Jules L. Peschar; title: Assessment of cross-curricular problem-solving competencies / Eckhard Klieme; title: Reflections on the use of indicators in policy and practice / Friedrich Plank and Douglas Hodgkinson; title: Gender differences in achievement : overview and examples of data use in five countries / compiled by Maria Stephens with contributions from Konrad Krainer ... [et al.]; title: Comparing results from different countries, subjects, and grade levels / Kimmo Leimu; title: Moving beyond bivariate indicators : the role of multilevel modelling in international comparisons / Roel J. Bosker and Tom A.B. Snijders; title: The methods used for international assessments of educational competencies / Fabrice Murat and Thierry Rocher