From the Appealing Power of Pisa Data to the Delusions of Benchmarking

Does that Challenge Any Evaluation of Educational Systems?
  • Marie Duru-Bellat
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Part of the Comparative Education Society in Europe Association ďÉducation Comparée en Europe Gesellschaft für Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft in Europa book series (CIEDV, volume 11)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is not to add any additional criticism regarding PISA data to the already existing mass of technical comments by journalists, policy-makers and, often in a very relevant manner, by researchers (e.g. see Goldstein, 2004, and the contributors of this book). Rather, we will discuss the important issue of what role PISA data can and cannot play in the more global objective of assessing the quality of education systems.

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Education System Social Inequality Student Performance Educational Inequality Global Objective 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Marie Duru-Bellat
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  1. 1.CNRS-OSCParis

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