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Peer reviewedTorney-Purta, Judith – Educational Researcher, 1990
Describes the following organizations concerned with international comparative educational research: (1) the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA); (2) the International Assessment of Educational Progress (IAEP); (3) the Board of International Comparative Studies in Education; and (4) the International…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Comparative Testing
Incomplete Explanations: The Case of U.S. Performance in the International Assessments of Education.
Peer reviewedStedman, Lawrence C. – Educational Researcher, 1994
Argues that international assessments that show U.S. educational inferiority are unwarranted, reviews the history of these assessments, and evaluates the major explanations of the achievement differences. It also examines the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of curriculum-centered explanations because of their relevance to school reform.…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
