Comparing learning outcomes : international assessments and education policy / edited by Jay H. Moskowitz, Maria Stephens.

Includes bibliographical references.

Toward education improvement : the future of international assessment / Eugene Owen [and others] -- 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 [and others] -- 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.

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Written by researchers from eleven different countries, these accounts offer clear guidance on conducting different forms of international comparative research and valuable suggestions for new directions in such research.

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