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On the Merits of, and Myths about, International Assessments
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Oren Pizmony-Levy; James Harvey; William H. Schmidt; Richard Noonan; Laura Engel; Michael J. Feuer; Henry Braun; Carla Santorno; Iris C. Rotberg; Paul Ash; Madhabi Chatterji; Judith Torney-Purta – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2014
Purpose: This paper presents a moderated discussion on popular misconceptions, benefits and limitations of International Large-Scale Assessment (ILSA) programs, clarifying how ILSA results could be more appropriately interpreted and used in public policy contexts in the USA and elsewhere in the world. Design/methodology/approach: To bring key…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, International Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Measurement
The Media and Educational Testing: In Pursuit of the Truth or in Pursuit of a Good Story?
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Camara, Wayne J.; Shaw, Emily J. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2012
The measurement community needs to better understand how to interact with the media to effectively disseminate important findings from educational testing efforts. To this end, the current paper will review media coverage of educational testing and related issues and elaborate on areas of concern and opportunities for improved communication…
Descriptors: Test Results, Educational Testing, Measurement, Information Dissemination
TIMSS: The Message and the Myths.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Principal, 1998
Data from First in the World Consortium (group of 20 suburban school districts that paid to have students take the Third International Mathematics and Science Study tests) and TIMSS dispel pervasive myth that only 1% of American students score as well in math as average Japanese student. Before copying Asia, American educators should examine…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 4
Reforming Japan's Schools.
Ishizaka, Kazuo – Principal, 1998
Japan's Central Council on Education was established in 1987 and charged with recommending changes in the national curriculum. Expected changes within the next five years include reducing the school week to five days, introducing a program for gifted and talented students, providing more full-time counselors, improving and integrating…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries