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Schulz, Wolfram; Fraillon, Julian; Ainley, John – Educational Psychology, 2013
The development of knowledge and understanding is widely reported as a key aim of civic and citizenship education and as an important aspect of being equipped for active citizenship. Measuring knowledge and understanding of this domain has grown as a focus of educational research both as an outcome in its own right and to underpin the systematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship, Civics, Knowledge Level
Schulz, Wolfram; Ainley, John; Friedman, Tim; Lietz, Petra – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2011
The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) focused on the ways in which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens. Preparing students for citizenship involves developing relevant knowledge and understanding as well as encouraging the formation of positive attitudes toward being a citizen. Descriptions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Student Surveys
Schulz, Wolfram; Ainley, John; Fraillon, Julian; Kerr, David; Losito, Bruno – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2010
The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) studied the ways in which countries prepare their young people to undertake their roles as citizens. ICCS was based on the premise that preparing students for citizenship roles involves helping them develop relevant knowledge and understanding and form positive attitudes toward being a…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes
Schulz, Wolfram; Ainley, John; Fraillon, Julian; Kerr, David; Losito, Bruno – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2010
The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) studied the ways in which countries prepare their young people to undertake their roles as citizens. It investigated student knowledge and understanding of civics and citizenship as well as student attitudes, perceptions, and activities related to civics and citizenship. It also…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Student Attitudes, Citizenship Education, Student Interests
Schulz, Wolfram; Fraillon, Julian; Ainley, John; Losito, Bruno; Kerr, David – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2008
This document outlines the framework and assessment design for the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). Over the past 50 years, IEA has conducted comparative research studies focusing on educational policies, practices, and…
Descriptors: Test Items, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, School Administration
Mellor, Suzanne; Ainley, John; Fraillon, Julian; Wernert, Nicole – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2006
The National Assessment Program--Civics and Citizenship assessment measures the civic knowledge and understanding and the citizenship participation skills and civic values of Year 6 and Year 10 students in schools across Australia. It reports on student achievement using proficiency levels on a common civics and citizenship assessment scale, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Grade 10, Citizenship Education