(Ebook) The Impact of International Achievement Studies on National Education Policymaking 1st Edition by Alexander W Wiseman, Alexander W Wiseman ISBN 0857244507 9780857244505

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Author: Alexander W Wiseman, Alexander W Wiseman

Since the IEA's first international studies on mathematics and science achievement in the late 1960s, the availability and use of international achievement studies around the world has exploded. The most widely adopted studies, PISA and TIMSS, are now administered regularly and include participating countries from every region around the world. These international studies, now include cross-national studies of multiple subject areas, teachers and teaching, and a developing focus on higher education. This information has been used to make decisions about resource distribution both within and across national educational systems, but some of the most productive uses of TIMSS and PISA data by policymakers have been to create agendas for innovation and equity in national educational systems. The chapters in this volume will: discuss the uses of international achievement study results as a tool for national progress as well as an obstacle, provide recommendations for ways that international achievement data can be used in real-world policymaking situations, and also discuss what the future of international achievement studies holds.

(Ebook) The Impact of International Achievement Studies on National Education Policymaking 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Opportunities and Limitations of International Achievement Studies
Chapter 1. Monitoring the Quality of Education: Exploration of Concept, Methodology, and the Link Be
Introduction
Concept of quality of education
Assessments to measure the quality of education
Methodological issues in measuring quality of education
Impact of research on educational plan implementation
Weak Link Between Policy Suggestions and National Education Plans
Improving the communication and dissemination of assessment research results
Conclusion
Notes
References
Appendix. Fast-track initiative (FTI) country endorsement schedule (as of February 2009)
Chapter 2. Why Participate? Cross-National Assessments and Foreign Aid to Education
Introduction
Conceptual framework
Data and model specifications
Findings
Conclusion
Areas for further research
Notes
References
Chapter 3. Does Inequality Influence the Impact of Schools on Student Mathematics Achievement? A Com
Objectives
Conceptualizing inequality and its relationship with student achievement
Data and methods
Variables
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 4. New Directions in National Education Policymaking: Student Career Plans in International
Introduction
Prior research and our theoretical framework
Theoretical framework and three levels of influences on students’ career plans
Hypotheses
Data, measurement, and methods
Results
Multivariate analyses
The relationship between inequality and career plans: A function of selectivityquest
Discussion
Note
References
Appendix. Details of measurement-country characteristics
Chapter 5. Analyzing Turkey’S Data from TIMSS 2007 to Investigate Regional Disparities in Eighth G
Introduction
Methodology
Data analysis
Results
Conclusions and policy implications
Notes
References
Part II: Comparative Contributionsof Internationalachievement Studies Toeducational Policymaking
Chapter 6. The Impact of Standardized Testing on Education Quality In Kyrgyzstan: The Case of the Pr
Introduction
Contextual background
Methodology
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Kyrgyzstan’s participation in PISA 2006
PISA 2006 Results in Kyrgyzstan
The 2007 National Sample-Based Assessment
Impact of the PISA 2006 Results in Kyrgyzstan
Analysis and discussion
Conclusions
Notes
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 7. From Equity of Access to International Quality Standards for Curbing Corruption in Second
Introduction
Methodology and theoretical grounding
Section 1: Corrupt legacies and examinations
Section 2: Standardized examinations fighting corruption
Section 3: Moving from national equity to international quality
Conclusions and policy recommendations
Notes
References
Web Sources on Individual Countries
Chapter 8. A Comparative Analysis of Discourses on Equity in Education in the OECD and Norway
Introduction
Objectives
Theoretical framework
Modes of Inquiry
Evidence Sources
Description of the Networks
The Norwegian Education System
Analysis of Equity Discourses in the OECD and Norway
Centralization or Decentralizationquest
Standardization or Destandardizationquest
Specialization or Despecializationquest
Discussion: The OECD’s role in Norwegian policymaking
Note
References
Chapter 9. The Impact of International Achievement Studies on National Education Policymaking: The C
Introduction
International comparisons as a process of education and knowledge globalization
National and international assessments
International and national education assessments in Slovenia
Comparison as a ranking
Why do we need comparison at allquest
Knowledge globalization
Is local knowledge consequentially being reducedquest
Research objectives, methods, and modes of inquiry
Sample and instrument
Instrument
Results
Concrete impacts of international large-scale student assessments
Summarizing and additionally interpreting the results
Instead of conclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 10. Finland, PISA, and the Implications of International Achievement Studies on Education Po
Introduction
PISA
Criticisms of PISA
German PISA shock: an example of PISA’s impact on national education policy
Policy borrowing
Cases of policy borrowing
Cases of cross-national attraction
Finland, PISA, cross-national attraction, and policy borrowing
Reasons behind Finland’s PISA success
Borrowing from Finland
Influence on education policy
Conclusion
References
Part III: Critical Frameworks for Understanding the Impact of International Achievement Studies
Chapter 11. Why the Fireworks?: Theoretical Perspectives on the Explosion in International Assessmen
Introduction
Development, assessments, and participants
Theoretical frameworks
Definitions
Explanatory mechanisms, decision factors, related environmental factors
Case studies
Implications
References
Chapter 12. Standardized Tests an an Era of International Competition and Accountability
Introduction
The political past and present of standardized testing: Some highlights
The political past and present of standardized testing: Some highlights
Assessments to Measure the Quality of Education
Standardized tests and teachers
Standardized tests and learners
Whose knowledge is of most worthquest A call for collaboration and rethinking curricula and assessme
Methodological Issues in Measuring Quality of Education
Beyond the zero percent achievement
Conclusions
Notes
References
Index

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