Comparing learning outcomes  international assessment and education policy /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Jay H. Moskowitz & Maria Stephens. 
 - London ;  New York :  RoutledgeFalmer,  2004. 
 - vi, 266p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Toward education improvement : the future of international assessment / Eugene Owen ... [et al.] -- From comprehension to literacy : thirty years of reading assessment / Dominique Lafontaine -- The assessment of adult literacy : history and prospects / T. Scott Murray -- Cross-curricular competencies : development in a new area of education outcome indicators / Jules L. Peschar -- Assessment of cross-curricular problem-solving competencies / Eckhard Klieme -- Reflections on the use of indicators in policy and practice / Friedrich Plank and Douglas Hodgkinson -- Gender differences in achievement : overview and examples of data use in five countries / compiled by Maria Stephens with contributions from Konrad Krainer ... [et al.] -- Considerations in comparing results from different countries, subjects, and grade levels / Kimmo Leimu -- Moving beyond bivariate indicators : the role of multilevel modelling in international comparisons / Roel J. Bosker and Tom A.B. Snijders -- On the methods used for international assessments of educational competencies / Fabrice Murat and Thierry Rocher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203403563 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Educational evaluation--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Academic achievement--Evaluation--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Educational indicators--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Education and state--Cross-cultural studies.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB2822.75  / .C64 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>379.1/58