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Direct linkMau, Steffen – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2020
The process of quantification is a powerful development shaping many domains of life today. In the area of education, for example, performance measurement, testing and ranking have become common tools of governance. Quantification is not a neutral way of describing society, but a process of valorisation. It has three sociologically relevant…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Social Influences, Research Methodology, Evaluation Methods
Hamilton, Mary – Critical Studies in Education, 2017
This paper examines how international, large-scale skills assessments (ILSAs) engage with the broader societies they seek to serve and improve. It looks particularly at the discursive work that is done by different interest groups and the media through which the findings become part of public conversations and are translated into usable form in…
Descriptors: Measurement, Foreign Countries, Surveys, Educational Policy
Kaplan, David; McCarty, Alyn Turner – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2013
Background: In the context of international large scale assessments, it is often not feasible to implement a complete survey of all relevant populations. For example, the OECD Program for International Student Assessment surveys both students and schools, but does not obtain information from teachers. In contrast the OECD Teaching and Learning…
Descriptors: Measurement, International Assessment, Student Surveys, Teacher Surveys
Download full textMinisterial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2008
In 1999, Ministers responsible for school education agreed to the new set of "National Goals for Schooling in the Twenty-First Century," with the aim of providing high quality schooling in Australia which would secure for students the necessary knowledge, understanding, skills and values for a productive and rewarding life. As a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measurement, Outcomes of Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2007
In 1999, Ministers responsible for school education agreed to the new set of "National Goals for Schooling in the Twenty-First Century," with the aim of providing high quality schooling in Australia which would secure for students the necessary knowledge, understanding, skills and values for a productive and rewarding life. As a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measurement, Outcomes of Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2005
In 1999 Ministers responsible for school education agreed to the new set of "National Goals for Schooling in the Twenty-First Century," with the aim of providing high quality schooling in Australia which would secure for students the necessary knowledge, understanding, skills and values for a productive and rewarding life. As a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measurement, Outcomes of Education, Elementary Secondary Education
