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Using the Results of a National Assessment of Educational Achievement (National Assessments of Educational Achievement)

By Thomas Kellaghan , Scott Murray , Vincent Grenaney

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
0821379291, 9780821379295
DOI
10.1596/978-0-8213-7929-5
LCC
LB3051 .K189 2009
Open Library ID
OL23186342M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1401987 bytes)
Pages
192\188
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book describes effective approaches to reporting and using data from national educational assessment exercises in order to improve the quality of students learning. Chapter 1 outlines some of the main factors affecting the utilization and non-utilization of national assessment findings. Chapters 2 and 3 describe the types of report that are needed to inform users of the findings of an assessment. Chapter 4 outlines general issues that merit consideration in translating assessment findings into policy and action. This is followed by chapters on the specific uses of national assessment data for policy and educational management, for teaching, and to promote public awareness. The concluding chapter identifies conditions that are likely to optimize use of the findings of a national assessment and suggests ways in which national assessment activities could be modified and enhanced with a view to increasing their value to users.

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