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Thought some of you might be interested in this assessment.
Nancy
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Subject: NASSMC Briefing Service: Group to Launch New International
Assessment
FYI - Stan
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Cait Clements <cclement@nassmc.org> on 06/10/99 09:35:57 AM
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Subject: NASSMC Briefing Service: Group to Launch New International
Assessment
SOURCE: Education Week, 9 June 1999 (p. 05)
TITLE: "Group to Launch New International Assessment"
WEBSITE:http://www.edweek.org
Seeking to provide more frequent indicators of student outcomes, a
coalition of 29 countries has launched a new framework for monitoring their
achievement: the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA).
Organized by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development, PISA will test 15-year-olds in 32 countries every three years
to determine their knowledge in reading, mathematics and science.
The test will be different from the Third International Mathematics and
Science Study (TIMSS), which has been conducted three times since 1970.
PISA will not examine how well students have mastered a curriculum, but
will try to measure their cumulative knowledge in each subject. It will
also evaluate cross-curricular skills, such as problem solving, motivation,
ability to work in teams, and civics participation. Each time the two-hour
exams are given, greatest emphasis will be placed on one of the three
subject areas.
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