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Parveva, Teodora – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2017
This publication reviews key structures, policies and reforms in the area of achievement in the basic skills (literacy, mathematics and science). It contains fi ve indicators on policies for organising nationally standardised tests, producing national reports on achievement, using student performance data in school evaluation, addressing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Basic Skills, Annual Reports, Educational Indicators
Perry, Nancy; Ercikan, Kadriye – Teachers College Record, 2015
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) was designed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to evaluate the quality, equity, and efficiency of school systems around the world. Specifically, the PISA has assessed 15-year-old students' reading, mathematics, and science literacy on a 3-year cycle, since…
Descriptors: International Education, Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests
Bonal, Xavier; Tarabini, Aina – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2013
The aim of this article is to analyse the direct and indirect effects that PISA generates in the orientation of educational policies and reforms in Spain and the ways in which PISA data and results are used in political discourses, at both national and sub-national levels. The main hypothesis of the article is that PISA results have played a key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Student Evaluation
Baccellieri, Patrick H. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This case study offers an in-depth look at how one school achieved change in its culture and in its approach to curriculum and instruction. The unit of analysis for this single case study is South Loop Elementary School (SLES) and the time period is from August 2002 to June of 2007, during which SLES students demonstrated sharply improved…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Achievement Tests
Schleisman, Jane – 1999
This report explores changes in school policies and practices resulting from an externally mandated, high-stakes testing program. It is based on a study that investigated one Minnesota school district's transformation following the passage of a 1993 law mandating a results-oriented graduation rule. The paper outlines the role of testing programs…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Needs
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1991
Information about education in Oklahoma beginning with the 1989-90 school year and continuing through December of 1990 is presented in a concise and usable format. This document is an overview of information useful to the public. Sections include: (1) common education recognitions and achievements; (2) 1990 school legislation; (3) educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Indicators, Elementary Secondary Education
Costa, Arthur L., Ed.; Kallick, Bena, Ed. – 1995
This collection provides a new perspective for understanding what assessment can do to promote continuous improvement in education. The concepts of systems thinking, continued learning, mental models, shared vision, and team building are highlighted in the selections, which include: (1) "A Systems Approach to Assessing School Culture"…
Descriptors: Criticism, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education