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The Role of International Large-Scale Assessments: Perspectives from Technology, Economy, and Educational Research

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Editors:
  1. Matthias von Davier

    1. Educational Testing Service, Princeton, USA

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  2. Eugenio Gonzalez

    1. Educational Testing Service, Princeton, USA

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  3. Irwin Kirsch

    1. Educational Testing Service, Princeton, USA

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  4. Kentaro Yamamoto

    1. Educational Testing Service, Princeton, USA

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  • Compiles interdisciplinary papers on research using international large-scale assessment data
  • Shows perspectives from economics, policy, education, civics education and educational technology
  • Discusses challenges of increasing interest in the data and the broadening scope
  • Can be used as the basis for self-study or seminars in policy studies and international comparative education addressing international assessments
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-1
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  2. On the Growing Importance of International Large-Scale Assessments

    • Irwin Kirsch, Marylou Lennon, Matthias von Davier, Eugenio Gonzalez, Kentaro Yamamoto
    Pages 1-11

  3. International Large-Scale Assessments as Change Agents

    • Jo Ritzen
    Pages 13-24

  4. Technologies in Large-Scale Assessments: New Directions, Challenges, and Opportunities

    • Michal Beller
    Pages 25-45

  5. The Role of International Assessments of Cognitive Skills in the Analysis of Growth and Development

    • Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann
    Pages 47-65

  6. The Utility and Need for Incorporating Noncognitive Skills Into Large-Scale Educational Assessments

    • Henry M. Levin
    Pages 67-86

  7. The Contributions of International Large-Scale Studies in Civic Education and Engagement

    • Judith Torney-Purta, Jo-Ann Amadeo
    Pages 87-114

  8. The Role of Large-Scale Assessments in Research on Educational Effectiveness and School Development

    • Eckhard Klieme
    Pages 115-147

  9. Prospects for the Future: A Framework and Discussion of Directions for the Next Generation of International Large-Scale Assessments

    • Henry Braun
    Pages 149-160
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This volume offers contributions by thought leaders from a variety of disciplines and different perspectives, which are brought together in a final chapter. The contributions give insight in the role of large-scale international assessments as change agents. As national leaders recognize the growing importance of human capital and how it is distributed, policymakers, economists and decision makers in education have become increasingly interested in results from comparative international surveys. These assessments offer important information on the development of cognitive skills and the consequences of differences in the distribution of these skills. Researchers use the data to assess the role of human capital in predicting outcomes and to identify factors that may contribute to the development of more human capital. An invaluable resource for researchers in international comparative education, policy studies, economics, civics education, educational technology, and policy makers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Educational Testing Service, Princeton, USA

    Matthias von Davier, Eugenio Gonzalez, Irwin Kirsch, Kentaro Yamamoto

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Role of International Large-Scale Assessments: Perspectives from Technology, Economy, and Educational Research

  • Editors: Matthias von Davier, Eugenio Gonzalez, Irwin Kirsch, Kentaro Yamamoto

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4629-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4628-2Published: 28 July 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9711-6Published: 09 August 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4629-9Published: 27 July 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 162

  • Topics: Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, Economic Policy, Educational Policy and Politics

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