Beschreibung:
This research examines 17 international assessments over 60+ years highlighting the critical role that schooling plays around the world.
Part I. The Historical Development of Modern International Comparative Assessments: 1. Beginning the modern investigation of the role of schooling across the globe; 2. The arrival of TIMSS and PISA; Part II. Conducting International Assessments in Mathematics and Science: 3. Who participates in international assessments?; 4. What students know: from items to total scaled scores; 5. Relating assessment to OTL: domain-sensitive testing; 6. The evolution of the concept of opportunity to learn; 7. The 1995 TIMSS curriculum analysis and beyond; 8. Characterizing student home and family background; Part III. The Lessons Learned from International Assessments of Mathematics and Science: 9. Pitfalls and challenges; 10. What has been learned about the role of schooling: the interplay of SES, OTL, and performance; 11. Where do we go from here?