TY  - BOOK
AU  - Greaney,Vincent
AU  - Kellaghan,Thomas
TI  - Assessing national achievement levels in education
T2  - National assessments of educational achievement
SN  - 9780821372586 (alk. paper)
U1  - R371.26 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - World Bank
KW  - Educational tests and measurements
KW  - Educational evaluation
N1  - Introduction -- National assessments of student achievement -- What are the main elements in a national assessment? -- How does a national assessment differ from public examinations? -- Why carry out a national assessment? -- Decisions in a national assessment -- Who should give policy guidance for the national assessment? -- Who should carry out the national assessment? -- Who will administer the tests and questionnaires? -- What population will be assessed? -- Will a whole population or sample be assessed? -- What will be assessed? -- How will achievement be assessed? -- How frequently will assessments be carried out? -- How should student achievement be reported? -- What kinds of statistical analysis should be carried out? -- How should the results of a national assessment be communicated and used? -- What are the cost components of a national assessment? -- Summary of decisions -- Issues in the design, implementation, analysis, and -- Reporting of a national assessment -- Design -- Implementation -- Analysis -- Report writing -- Dissemination and use of findings -- International assessments of student achievement -- Growth in international assessment activity -- Advantages of international assessments -- Problems with international assessments -- Conclusion
ER  -