The Intersection of International Achievement Testing and Educational Policy: Global Perspectives on Large-Scale Reform

Foreword PART I: INTRODUCTION (Louis Volante) Chapter 1: International Achievement Testing, Education Policy, and Large-Scale Reform PART II: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES Chapter 2: Germany (Dennis Niemann) Chapter 3: England (Sally Thomas, Yolanda Gana, and Bernardita Muoz-Chereau) Chapter 4: Scotland (Louise Hayward, George MacBride, & Ernest Spencer) Chapter 5: Ireland (Anne Looney) Chapter 6: Sweden (Christina Wikstrm) Chapter 7: Netherlands (Jaap Scheerens) Chapter 8: United States (Eva L. Baker and Harold F. ONeil) Chapter 9: Canada (Don A. Klinger, Chris Deluca, and Stefan Merchant) Chapter 10: New Zealand (Jenny Poskitt) PART III: CONCLUSION (Louis Volante and Lorna Earl) Chapter 11: The Future of International Achievement Testing, Education Policy Development, and Large-Scale Reform Index