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Policy Options for Turkey: A Critique of the Interpretation and Utilization of PISA Results in Turkey
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Gur, Bekir S.; Celik, Zafer; Ozoglu, Murat – Journal of Education Policy, 2012
In this article we provide a critique of the interpretation and utilization of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results by the National Education Authorities in Turkey. First, we define and explain what OECD's PISA is. Second, we make an overview of the media coverage in Turkey of the PISA 2003 and 2006 results. Third, we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Educational Quality, News Reporting
NCME Award: University-Wide Utilization of Student Outcome Information in Assessing and Improving Academic Programs.
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Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville conducted a system-wide effort to increase use of student outcome information in assessing and improving academic programs. For this effort, the university received the National Council on Measurement in Education award for an outstanding example of an application of educational measurement technology. (EGS)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Quality, Higher Education
Measuring Change Facilitator Stages of Concern. A Manual for Use of the CFSoC Questionnaire.
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Hall, Gene E.; And Others – 1991
This manual provides directions for administering, scoring, and interpreting the 44-item Change Facilitator Stages of Concern Questionnaire (CFSoCQ), which measures types of concerns that persons have in relation to their change facilitator role. Section 1 provides background information about earlier research (describing concerns, initial…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Change Agents, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change
Summary Report on the Results of the April 1990 Standardized Testing Program. Research, Evaluation, and Planning Report.
1991
The Chicago (Illinois) School Reform Act of 1988 (Public Act 85-1418) established the performance of students on a nationally normed, standardized test as a key measure of success. In the Chicago Public Schools, the tests used are the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) in the elementary grades and the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP) in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
The Effects of Standardized Testing on Teaching and Schools.
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Herman, Joan L.; Golan, Shari – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1993
Effects of standardized testing on teaching and learning were studied in a survey of 341 elementary school teachers in 9 states, focusing on the meaning of test scores and test-score gains. Results indicate that standardized testing has considerable effects, and that teachers feel considerable pressure to improve student scores. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Why We Assess Students--And How. The Competing Measures of Student Performance. The Practicing Administrator's Leadership Series.
McLean, James E.; Lockwood, Robert E. – 1996
This book addresses the roles assessments play in education and provides detailed descriptions of the common assessment types, norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests, and alternative assessments. Chapter 1 discusses the current arguments for and against the various methods of assessment, the quality requirements for test instruments, and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Change