EAN: 9783319508559

STANDARD SETTING IN EDUCATION GEBUNDEN

This book summarizes the international evidence on methodological issues in standard setting in
education. By critically discussing the standard-setting practices implemented in the Nordic
countries and by presenting new methodological approaches  it offers fresh perspectives on the
current research.Standard setting targets crucial societal objectives by defining educational
benchmarks at different achievement levels  and provides feedback to policy makers  schools and
teachers about the strengths and weaknesses of a school system. Given that the consequences of
standard setting can be dramatic  the quality of standard setting is a prime concern. If it
fails  repercussions can be expected in terms of arbitrary evaluations of educational policy 
wrong turns in school or teacher development or misplacement of individual students. Standard
setting therefore needs to be accurate  reliable  valid  useful  and defensible.However 
specific evidence on the benefits and limits of different approaches to standard setting is
rare and scattered  and there is a particular lack with respect to standard setting in the
Nordic countries  where the number of national tests is increasing and there are concerns about
the time and effort spent on testing at schools without feedback being provided. Addressing
this gap  the book offers a discussion on standard setting by respected experts as well as
profound and innovative insights into fundamental aspects of standard setting including
conclusions for future methodological and policy-related research.

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