The Role of International Large-Scale Assessments: Perspectives from Technology, Economy, and Educational Research

1. On the Growing Importance of International Large-Scale Assessments
Irwin Kirsch, Marylou Lennon, Matthias von Davier, Eugenio Gonzalez, Kentaro Yamamoto

2. International Large-Scale Assessments as Change Agents
Jo Ritzen

3. Technologies in Large-Scale Assessments: New Directions, Challenges, and Opportunities
Michal Beller

4. The Role of International Assessments of Cognitive Skills in the Analysis of Growth and Development
Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann

5. The Utility and Need for Incorporating Noncognitive Skills Into Large-Scale Educational Assessments
Henry M. Levin

6. The Contributions of International Large-Scale Studies in Civic Education and Engagement
Judith Torney-Purta, Jo-Ann Amadeo

7. The Role of Large-Scale Assessments in Research on Educational Effectiveness and School Development
Eckhard Klieme

8. Prospects for the Future: A Framework and Discussion of Directions for the Next Generation of International Large-Scale Assessments
Henry Braun

Keywords: Education, Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, Economic Policy, Educational Policy and Politics