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ERIC Number: EJ569244
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8075
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Interpretation of International Test Score Comparisons.
Rotberg, Iris C.
Science, v280 p1030-31 May 1998
Argues that test score rankings provide little information about educational quality because countries differ substantially in factors such as student selectivity, curriculum emphasis, and the proportion of low-income students in the test-taking population. (DDR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Curriculum, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Science Achievement, Science Tests, Socioeconomic Status, Standards
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement Tests
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