As education is internationalized, so is assessment: policy makers keen to develop 'human capital' see large-scale comparative international surveys as useful in planning. Here, they are explored in economic, policy, educational and technological terms.
As education is internationalized, so is assessment: policy makers keen to develop 'human capital' see large-scale comparative international surveys a...
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...
This volume offers contributions by thought leaders from a variety of disciplines and different perspectives, which are brought together in a final ch...
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This book describes the extensive contributions made toward the advancement of human assessment by scientists from one of the world's leading research institutions, Educational Testing Service. The book's four major sections detail research and development in measurement and statistics, education policy analysis and evaluation, scientific psychology, and validity. Many of the developments presented have become de-facto standards in educational and psychological measurement, including in item response theory (IRT),...
This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license.
This book describes the extensive contributions made toward the advancem...
