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International Comparative Studies in Education: Descriptions of Selected Large-Scale Assessments and Case Studies

Board on International Comparative Studies in Education

Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

National Research Council

2101 Constitution Avenue, Harris 178, Washington, D.C. 20418, U.S.A.

Telephone: 1-202-334-3010 Facsimile: 1-202-334-3584

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1995. International Comparative Studies in Education: Descriptions of Selected Large-Scale Assessments and Case Studies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9174.
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International Comparative Studies in Education: Descriptions of Selected Large-Scale Assessments and Case Studies

Board on International Comparative Studies in Education

Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

National Research Council

Winter 1994-95

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1995. International Comparative Studies in Education: Descriptions of Selected Large-Scale Assessments and Case Studies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9174.
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The work of the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education is supported with funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Center for Education Statistics, through a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1995. International Comparative Studies in Education: Descriptions of Selected Large-Scale Assessments and Case Studies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9174.
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Board on International Comparative Studies in Education

Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

National Research Council

International Comparative Studies in Education: Descriptions of Selected Large-Scale Assessments and Case Studies

Winter 1994-95

Interest in education abroad and how it compares to schooling in the United States has been rising among policy makers, researchers, and practitioners. Since its inception in 1988, the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE) has monitored U.S. participation in those cross-national comparative studies in education that are funded by its sponsors, the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Science Foundation. It has also provided a forum for information and discussion, which has led it to request presentations on selected additional studies of special interest to the board and its sponsors.

As a result, BICSE has in its records information about the aims, designs, and intended outcomes of a number of the largest international studies in education that have been undertaken in recent years. BICSE 's collection clearly does not cover all or even a representative sampling of the broad range of studies available on comparative and international education issues. Nevertheless, BICSE's accumulated information represents a valuable resource on a variety of studies, a compilation that is not available elsewhere. Participants at the Second International Conference on Long-Range Planning for Large-Scale Collections of International Education Statistics convened by BICSE in January 1993 urged BICSE to make such international study information available to interested individuals in the United States and in other countries as well.

This set of international study descriptions represents a status report on 17 projects presented to BICSE. The study descriptions were compiled by Jane Phillips of the BICSE staff from information submitted to the board by each project's staff; each compilation was then submitted to its respective project director for editing and updating. These updates were accomplished at various times in 1994, as indicated in the individual project descriptions. BICSE has not evaluated or edited the descriptions, but merely presents them as reports by the projects themselves on their activities. Each study description indicates key contact persons for that project who can provide further information and subsequent updates on progress and findings.

The Board on International Comparative Studies in Education has a limited number of copies of this collection of descriptions for complementary distribution. (2101 Constitution Avenue, Harris 178, Washington, D.C., 20418, U.S.A.; telephone: 1/202/334-3010; facsimile: 1/202/334-3584)

The document will also be made available on Internet through World Wide Web. It may be accessed by using the World Wide Web address. (http://www.nas.edu/)

The U.S. Department of Education Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) will have the document on microfiche. (ERIC, 1301 Piccard Dr., Suite 300, Rockville, Maryland 20850-3238, U.S.A.; telephone: 1/301/258-5500)

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1995. International Comparative Studies in Education: Descriptions of Selected Large-Scale Assessments and Case Studies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9174.
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INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN EDUCATION: DESCRIPTIONS

   

 Case Studies of U.S. Innovations in Mathematics, Science, and Technology in an International Context
The National Center for Improving Science Education, National Center for Research in Mathematical Sciences Education, and Center for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI/Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

 

3

   

 Civics Education Study
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement

 

7

   

 Comparative Study of Teacher Training and Professional Development Practices in APEC Members
Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Ministerial

 

12

   

 Computers in Education Study
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)

 

15

   

 Cross-national Studies of Adult Understanding of Science
Chicago Academy of Sciences

 

23

   

 Education Indicators Project (INES)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

 

29

   

 International Adult Literacy Study
Statistics Canada

 

42

   

 International Assessment of Educational Progress
Educational Testing Service

 

48

   

 International Comparative Study of Mathematics and Science Tests
The National Center for Improving Science Education

 

58

   

 International study of teachers' attitudes toward reform and teacher preparation for implementing reform
George Washington University Institute for Curriculum Standards and Technology

 

62

   

 Language Education Study
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)

 

65

   

 New Standards Project (benchmark activities)
Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh and National Center on Education and the Economy

 

74

   

 Preprimary Project
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)

 

79

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