Comparing learning outcomes : international assessments and education policy /: international assessments and education policy. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jay H. Moskowitz, Maria Stephens.
• Other Names: Moskowitz, Jay H, 1946-; Stephens, Maria, 1972-
• Contents: Toward education improvement : the future of international assessment / Eugene Owen [and others] -- From comprehension to literacy : thirty years of reading assessment / Dominique Lafontaine -- The assessment of adult literacy : history and prospects / T. Scott Murray -- Cross-curricular competencies : development in a new area of education outcome indicators / Jules L. Peschar -- Assessment of cross-curricular problem-solving competencies / Eckhard Klieme -- Reflections on the use of indicators in policy and practice / Friedrich Plank and Douglas Hodgkinson -- Gender differences in achievement : overview and examples of data use in five countries / compiled by Maria Stephens with contributions from Konrad Krainer [and others] -- Considerations in comparing results from different countries, subjects, and grade levels / Kimmo Leimu -- Moving beyond bivariate indicators : the role of multilevel modelling in international comparisons / Roel J. Bosker and Tom A.B. Snijders -- On the methods used for international assessments of educational competencies / Fabrice Murat and Thierry Rocher.
• Publisher Details: London : RoutledgeFalmer
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (vi, 226 pages)
• Subjects: 379.1/58; Educational evaluation -- Cross-cultural studies; Academic achievement -- Evaluation -- Cross-cultural studies; Educational indicators -- Cross-cultural studies; Education and state -- Cross-cultural studies; EDUCATION -- Finance; Academic achievement -- Evaluation; Education and state; Educational evaluation; Educational indicators; Educational evaluation; Academic achievement -- Evaluation; Educational indicators; Education and state; Vergelijkende onderwijskunde; Studieresultaten; Vaardigheden; Competentie (psychologie); Interculturele vergelijking; Electronic books; Cross-cultural studies; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0203403568; 9780203403563; 9781134409181; 1134409184; 9786610546909; 6610546908; 9780415304191; 0415304199
• Related ISBNs: 0415304199
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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