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Author Watterston, Jim, author

Title Conversation starter or final word? : using international evaluations to drive productivity in education / by Jim Watterston and Natalie Swayn ; [contributors] Roland Simons and Kath McCabe
Published Strawberry Hills, NSW Australian Council for Educational Leaders, 2016

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 W'PONDS  371.200994 Aus/Ams  2016/53  AVAILABLE
Description 13 pages ; 30 cm
Series ACEL monograph series, 0813-5335 ; 53
ACEL monograph series ; 53
Summary In this paper the authors argue that the observed performance slump of Australian students in international evaluations needs to be viewed as only one measure of our education system and that local measures about school improvement and student achievement should be taken into consideration. Firstly, they critically examine the concept of productivity in relation to educational investment and performance. Secondly, they look at Australian students' performance in NAPLAN, ROGS and national benchmarking in addition to PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS. Finally, they propose shifting the focus of performance evaluation from international to national data sets
Analysis Australia
International comparison
National Assessment Program, Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) (Australia)
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Review of Government Service Provision (ROGS)
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Notes "April 2016" -- Title page verso
Title from cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-13)
Notes In English
Subject Academic achievement -- Australia.
Educational evaluation -- Australia.
Educational productivity -- Australia.
Educational tests and measurements -- Australia.
School improvement programs -- Australia.
Author McCabe, Kath, contributing author
Simons, Roland, contributing author
Swayn, Natalie, author
Australian Council for Educational Leaders, issuing body
ISSN 0813-5335