Assessment around the World

Autor/in	Rotberg, Iris C.
Titel	Assessment around the World
Quelle	In: Educational Leadership, 64 (2006) 3, S.58-63 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1784
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Testing; Standardized Tests; Scores; Academic Achievement; Federal Legislation; Comparative Testing; Accountability; Rote Learning; Public Schools; Global Approach; Centralization; Developed Nations; Educational Quality; Poverty; China; Germany; Japan; Singapore; Turkey; United Kingdom (England); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Testdurchführung; Testen; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Schulleistung; Bundesrecht; Verantwortung; Mechanisches Lernen; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Globales Denken; Centralisation; Zentralisierung; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Armut; Deutschland; Singapur; Türkei; USA
Abstract	The current preoccupation in the United States with test-based accountability is founded on a set of faulty assumptions--about education practices elsewhere in the world, about international test score comparisons, and about the extent to which test scores are valid indicators of the quality of education or the state of the economy. For example, it is often assumed that the rest of the developed world is one high-achieving country, that other countries have found the "right" way to improve student achievement, and that international test score rankings are valid measures of the quality of education. These assumptions are not supported by the evidence. Examples of testing practices in England, Turkey, Germany, Singapore, Japan, and China provide a context for standardized testing worldwide. (Contains 1 endnote.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10