A Policy Maker's Guide to International Achievement Studies
Publisher: Australian Council for Educational Research
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Camberwell
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9780585499512
Subjects: Comparative education
Description: This guide provides policy makers with research-basedinformation about international achievement studies. Good decision-making at all levels of an education system is facilitatedby easily accessible, relevant, and reliable information. Many indicators provide useful input to educational decision-making;but the most important indicators are those which address the centralconcern of education: the promotion of student learning. Education systems monitor student learningwith the fundamentalintention of promoting learning by collecting, analysing andreporting student achievement data. Given that sta.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Preliminaries; Contents; Introduction; What are the purposes of international achievement studies; Why the interest in international achievement studies?; What are some examples of international achievment studies?; Who reports international achievement data and how are these data reported?; In what ways are international achievement data used and with what impact?; What concerns have been raised?; International achievement data; Useful websites; Endnotes.