Pakistan's First-Ever Participation in an International Large-Scale Assessment (TIMSS): Critique and Implications

Autor/inn/en	Ahmad, Sohail; Rodrigues, Sherwin; Bhutta, Sadia Muzaffar
Titel	Pakistan's First-Ever Participation in an International Large-Scale Assessment (TIMSS): Critique and Implications
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Educational Development, 9 (2022) 2, S.191-210 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2310-0869
Schlagwörter	Criticism; Foreign Countries; Elementary Secondary Education; Mathematics Achievement; International Assessment; Mathematics Tests; Achievement Tests; Science Tests; Science Achievement; Cultural Context; Developing Nations; Educational History; Measurement; Trend Analysis; Educational Benefits; Educational Resources; Barriers; Educational Finance; Faculty Development; Scores; Public Schools; Private Schools; Grade 4; Grade 8; Educational Change; Pakistan; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritik; Ausland; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Messverfahren; Trendanalyse; Bildungsertrag; Bildungsmittel; Bildungsfonds; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Bildungsreform
Abstract	The International Large-Scale Assessment (ILSA) is a rapidly growing field in education which has gained considerable attention of stakeholders across the globe. Historically, ILSA emerged from the developed context which has drifted to the developing contexts in a short span of time due to globalisation. Pakistan has participated in ILSA (i.e., TIMSS) for the first time in the 2019 cycle. In light of the global critique on ILSA, this paper presents a critical analysis on Pakistan's participation in TIMSS by raising questions embedded in contextual realities. The discussion adds to the understanding of ILSA in terms of historical developments, theoretical underpinnings towards participation in ILSA, and the general as well as context-specific critique on ILSA. The paper ends with the argument in favour of strengthening national LSA instead of relying only on ILSA. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01