Statistical Methods for the Evaluation of University Systems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Attanasio, Massimo (Editor), Capursi, Vincenza (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2011.
• Series: Contributions to Statistics,
• Subjects: Education.; Assessment.; Statistics.; Social sciences.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.
• Physical Description: XIV, 282 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783790823752
• ISSN: 1431-1968

This book presents a collection of statistical methods and procedures to assess data coming from educational systems. The topics examined include: statistical methods for constructing composite indicators, applied measurements, assessment of educational systems, measurement of the performance of the students at Italian universities, and statistical modeling for questionnaire data. Other issues are the implications of introducing different assessment criteria and procedures to the Italian university system.