Strietholt / Bos / Gustafsson Educational Policy Evaluation through International Comparative Assessments

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-8309-8091-9
Verlag: Waxmann Verlag GmbH
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 237 Seiten

One of the most salient findings from the field of education is that there are huge national differences in student achievement as shown in international comparative studies like PISA and TIMSS. The shockingly large gap between the highest performing countries (mostly in East Asia) and many European countries corresponds to a difference in attainment of two years of schooling. Although this finding has been replicated in several studies, the reasons for and consequences of such differences are currently not well understood. This book is a collection of essays and studies by leading experts in international comparative education who demonstrate how international comparative assessments can be used to evaluate educational policies. The volume is organized into two parts that address, first, theoretical foundations and methodological developments in the field of international assessments, and, second, innovative substantive studies that utilize international data for policy evaluation studies. The intention of this book is to revisit the idea of 'using the world as an educational laboratory', both to inform policy and to facilitate theory development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Strietholt, Rolf

Bos, Wilfried

Gustafsson, Jan-Eric

Rosén, Monica

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Buchtitel
;1
2;Contents;4
3;PART A: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS;6
3.1;Outcomes and Causal Inference in InternationalComparative Assessments;7
3.2;Quality and Credibility of International Studies;17
3.3;Educational Effectiveness Research and InternationalComparative Studies: Looking Back and Looking Forward;30
3.4;Studying Educational Inequality:Reintroducing Normative Notions;47
3.5;Calculating Standard Errors of Sample Statistics whenUsing International Large-Scale Assessment Data;55
3.6;Methodological Implementation of Multi Group MultilevelSEM with PIRLS 2011: Improving Reading Achievement;70
3.7;Econometric Methods for Causal Evaluation of Education Policies and Practices: A Non-Technical Guide;89
4;PART B: EMPIRICAL STUDIES;121
4.1;A Cross-country Comparison of the Effect of Family Social Capital on Reading Literacy, Based on PISA 2009
;122
4.2;Institutional Structures of the Education System and Student Achievement: A Review of Cross-country Economic Research;137
4.3;Using Quantile Distance Functions to Assess Inter- and Intrasex Variability in PISA Achievement Scores;168
4.4;Using PISA Studies to Establish Generic Models of Educational Effectiveness;182
4.5;Has the Increased Access to Computers at Home Caused Reading Achievement to Decrease in Sweden?;198
4.6;A Country Level Longitudinal Study on the Effect of Student Age, Class Size and Socio-Economic Status – Based on PIRLS 2001, 2006 & 2011;213
5;Authors;233