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Hastedt, Dirk; Rocher, Thierry – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2020
International large-scale assessments (ILSAs) are one of the most important tools policymakers and other educational stakeholders have to inform evidence based decision making for educational reform. Despite this, and the widespread use of ILSA data, results are sometimes misunderstood or misinterpreted. Here, we offer a brief guide to ILSAs and…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Achievement Tests
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Avvisati, Francesco; Borgonovi, Francesca – Educational Psychology Review, 2020
We measure the effect of a single test practice on 15-year-old students' ability to solve mathematics problems using large, representative samples of the schooled population in 32 countries. We exploit three unique features of the 2012 administration of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a large-scale, low-stakes…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Testing, Teaching Methods