The Intersection of International Achievement Testing and Educational Policy

Global Perspectives on Large-Scale Reform
Herausgeber: Volante, Louis

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This edited volume examines the intersection of international achievement testing and education policy development in key countries around the world, exploring how assessments can inform curriculum, pedagogy, strategic planning, and ultimately determine large-scale education policy and governance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781138936539
• ISBN-10: 1138936537
• Artikelnr.: 43677706

Autorenporträt

Louis Volante is Professor of Education at Brock University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
PART I: INTRODUCTION (Louis Volante)
Chapter 1: International Achievement Testing, Education Policy, and
Large-Scale Reform
PART II: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Chapter 2: Germany (Dennis Niemann)
Chapter 3: England (Sally Thomas, Yolanda Gana, and Bernardita
Muñoz-Chereau)
Chapter 4: Scotland (Louise Hayward, George MacBride, & Ernest Spencer)
Chapter 5: Ireland (Anne Looney)
Chapter 6: Sweden (Christina Wikström)
Chapter 7: Netherlands (Jaap Scheerens)
Chapter 8: United States (Eva L. Baker and Harold F. O'Neil)
Chapter 9: Canada (Don A. Klinger, Chris Deluca, and Stefan Merchant)
Chapter 10: New Zealand (Jenny Poskitt)
PART III: CONCLUSION (Louis Volante and Lorna Earl)
Chapter 11: The Future of International Achievement Testing, Education
Policy Development, and Large-Scale Reform
Index