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

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...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: von Davier, Matthias. (Editor), Gonzalez, Eugenio. (Editor), Kirsch, Irwin. (Editor), Yamamoto, Kentaro. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
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505 0 # |a 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. �. 
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