National assessments of educational achievement

Author(s)
Kellaghan, Thomas; Postlethwaite, T. Neville
Languages
English
Co-publisher
International Academy of Education
Series
Education policy series, 9
Year
2008
Pages
32 p.
ISBN
978-92-803-1321-5

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About the publication

This booklet examines the key issues and decision-points for ministries of education that are (or will soon be) involved in national assessments. It commences with a discussion of what and who should be measured in national assessments, and then proceeds to an examination of initial planning requirements and research implementation considerations related to the collection, analysis, and reporting of national assessment data. Finally the booklet proposes a framework for classifying types of educational policy and action that have been prompted by national assessments, and then concludes by mapping the common and unique aspects of national and international assessments.