| Description |
1 online resource (188 pages) |
| Contents |
FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. FACTORS AFFECTING THE USE AND NONUSE OF NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS; BOXES; TABLES; 2. REPORTING A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT: THE MAIN REPORT; FIGURES; 3. REPORTING A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT: OTHER INSTRUMENTS TO COMMUNICATE FINDINGS; 4. TRANSLATING ASSESSMENT FINDINGS INTO POLICY AND ACTION; 5. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS, POLICY, AND EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT; 6. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS AND TEACHING; 7. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS; 8. TOWARD OPTIMIZING THE USE AND VALUE OF NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS; REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Summary |
What are students learning? Throughout the world, governments striving to improve educational quality are turning to national assessments to provide this much-needed information in key curriculum areas. The capacity for carrying out national assessments has grown remarkably in recent years, but it has not been matched by widespread use of their findings. This book seeks to maximize an appreciation for the value of such data and to assist countries in exploiting the knowledge that national assessments yield. Using the Results of a National Assessment of Educational Achievement identifies the mai |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Educational tests and measurements.
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Achievement tests.
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Education and state.
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Achievement tests.
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Education and state.
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Educational tests and measurements.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780821379660 |
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0821379666 |
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