The Role of International Large-Scale Assessments: Perspectives from Technology, Economy, and Educational Research
This volume offers contributions by thought leaders from a variety of disciplines and different perspectives, which are brought together in a final chapter. The contributions give insight in the role of large-scale international assessments as change agen
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Matthias von Davier • Eugenio Gonzalez Irwin Kirsch • Kentaro Yamamoto Editors
The Role of International Large-Scale Assessments: Perspectives from Technology, Economy, and Educational Research
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Editors Matthias von Davier Educational Testing Service Princeton, NJ USA
Irwin Kirsch Educational Testing Service Princeton, NJ USA
Eugenio Gonzalez Educational Testing Service Princeton, NJ USA
Kentaro Yamamoto Educational Testing Service Princeton, NJ USA
ISBN 978-94-007-4628-2 ISBN 978-94-007-4629-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4629-9 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2012944183 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This volume consists of the papers presented at the International Large-Scale Assessment conference held at Educational Testing Service (ETS) in March 2011. The conference was designed to present and discuss multidisciplinary issues related to the use and implementation of international large-scale assessments. It was geared towards funders, policymakers, managers, and technical staff of international largescale assessment programs. The conference covered the following topics: largescale assessments as change agents; technologies in large-scale assessments; the role of assessing cognitive skills in international growth and development; the utility and need for assessing noncognitive skills in large-scale assessments; the contributions of international large-scale studies in civic engagement and citizenship; and the role of large-scale assessments in research on educational effectiveness and school development. The different perspectives brought together in this volume reflect the changing landscape of these surveys both in terms of the widening group of researchers and policymakers interested in these data and the issues that should and could be addressed. Among these new directions is a surge in the use of large-scale assessment data in the field of economics as well as an increased interest in how these assessments can inform and the use of technology in education and assessment. In addition, research in civics and citizenship studies as well as investigations focusing on motivation, interest, and self concept indicate great interest in the data collected in international comparisons of education and skills. Bringing together expert authors to produce such a volume would not have been possible without the generous support of ETS. ETS provided funding for the speakers and sustenance for all conference participants. Also
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