The dangers of oversimplifying discussions on International Large Scale Educational Assessments
By Gustavo E. Fischman (Arizona State University), Amy Topper (independent researcher) and Iveta Silova (Arizona State University) While analyzing publications for our study about the uses of International Large Scale Educational Assessments (ILSEAs) in policy making, it was evident that in spite of the obvious stylistic differences there was a strong tendency to use ILSEAs’ results […]
THE LAB INTERVIEW SERIES: AN INTERVIEW WITH BRENDA TAY-LIM
Dr Brenda Tay-Lim is a Programme Specialist at the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, with extensive experience working on educational assessments. Brenda is also a member of the Expert Advisory Group of the Laboratory of International Assessments Studies. We asked Brenda about her views on educational assessment and her involvement in the field. Interview with Brenda […]
National Assessments in the Age of Global Metrics
An international symposium hosted by the Education Governance and Policy program of REDI, in collaboration with the Laboratory of International Assessment Studies Over the last two decades, international large-scale assessments (ILSAs) such as PISA and TIMSS have been exerting considerable influence on national education policies globally. Notable among these influences is the rise of national assessments […]
How did ILSAs become the legitimate international education benchmark?
Dr Camilla Addey, Teachers College, Columbia University The development of International Large-Scale Assessments (ILSAs) over the last ten years illustrates a growing culture of trust in internationally comparative performance data – going from philosophical doubt and reluctance to compare learning outcomes as late as in the 1980s to unconditional trust in the validity and objectivity […]
FEATURED RESEARCH PROJECT: Quality as a tool of governance
Quality as a tool of governance: A comparative study in Brazil, China, and Russia By Nelli Piattoeva, Jaakko Kauko, and Annariikka Paatola, University of Tampere, Finland We are currently finalising a research project, funded by the Academy of Finland, investigating the Transnational Dynamics in Quality Assurance and Evaluation Politics of Basic Education in Brazil, […]