Presents a comprehensive treatment of issues related to the inception, design, implementation and reporting of large-scale education assessments. In recent year

This book focuses on central issues that are key components of successful planning, development and implementation of LSAs. The book's main distinction is its f

This report addresses the more contentious aspects of large-scale learning assessments (LSLAs). Drawing on UNESCO's extensive experience in the area from involv

To improve their education systems, countries around the world have increasingly initiated national largescale assessment programs or participated in internatio

The OECD has initiated PISA for Development (PISA-D) in response to the rising need of developing countries to collect data about their education systems and th