Methodological Challenges in International Comparative Post-Secondary Assessment Programs: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead

Autor/inn/en	Wolf, Raffaela; Zahner, Doris; Benjamin, Roger
Titel	Methodological Challenges in International Comparative Post-Secondary Assessment Programs: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 40 (2015) 3, S.471-481 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2015.1004239
Schlagwörter	College Outcomes Assessment; International Programs; Comparative Testing; Cross Cultural Studies; Feasibility Studies; Educational Research; Case Studies; Research Methodology; Research Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Forschungskritik
Abstract	The assessment of student learning outcomes in the tertiary school sector has seen an increase in global popularity in recent years. Measurement instruments that target higher order skills are on the rise, whereas assessments that foster the recall of factual knowledge are declining. The Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO) project was designed with the goal of developing a cross-national concept for valid assessment of generic and domain-specific student learning outcomes on an international comparative basis. AHELO and other international comparative assessment systems face numerous methodological challenges that pertain to test design and development, translation, adaptation, student sampling, scoring, reporting, and the validity of score interpretations. The goal of this paper is to generate ideas for the improvement of cross-national research agendas, such as the AHELO project. The main purpose is to focus on the lessons learned from the AHELO feasibility study and other international assessment studies that help inform the research of future multinational educational assessment studies. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01