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082	0	0	_aR371.26 _bGRE P08A
245	0	0	_aAssessing national achievement levels in education / _c[edited by] Vincent Greaney and Thomas Kellaghan.
260			_aWashington, DC : _bWorld Bank, _cc2008.
300			_axiv, 161 p. : _bill. ; _c26 cm.
490	0		_aNational assessments of educational achievement ; _vv. 1
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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.
650		0	_aEducational tests and measurements.
650		0	_aEducational evaluation.
700	1		_aGreaney, Vincent.
700	1		_aKellaghan, Thomas.