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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: von Davier, Matthias (Editor), Gonzalez, Eugenio (Editor), Kirsch, Irwin (Editor), Yamamoto, Kentaro (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Assessment.; Economic policy.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Economic Policy.; Educational Policy and Politics.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 1. On the Growing Importance of International Large-Scale Assessments
• 2. International Large-Scale Assessments as Change Agents
• 3. Technologies in Large-Scale Assessments: New Directions, Challenges, and Opportunities
• 4. The Role of International Assessments of Cognitive Skills in the Analysis of Growth and Development
• 5. The Utility and Need for Incorporating Noncognitive Skills into Large-Scale Educational Assessments
• 6. The Contributions of International Large-Scale Studies in Civic Education and Engagement
• 7. The Role of Large-Scale Assessments in Research on Educational Effectiveness and School Development  
• 8. Prospects for the Future: A Framework and Discussion of Directions for the Next Generation of International Large-Scale Assessments.  .