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In Review: Introduction to the Reviews of Three Studies of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA):

In Review: Introduction to the Reviews of Three Studies of the International Association for the... American Educational Research Journal Fall 1974, Vol. 11, No. 4, Pp. 407-408 In Review Introduction to the Reviews of Three Studies of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) TORSTEN HUSEN University of Stockholm (Sweden) In a nutshell, the history of IEA, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, is this. It began at the end of the 1950's, when researchers from a dozen countries convened under UNESCO auspices and decided to launch a feasibility study with the aim of finding out whether cross-nationally valid achievement tests could be developed and administered uniformly to school children in many different educational systems. The experiences from the feasibility project were encouraging, and it was therefore decided to embark upon a major survey of Mathematics in 12 countries where probability samples of students would be examined. In all, 133,000 students, 13,500 teachers, and 5,450 schools were involved. After the completion of the Mathematics Survey and some exploratory work, the cooperating research institutions decided in 1966 to embark on a new venture, the so-called Six Subject Survey, which proceeded in two main phases funded as separate research projects. The first phase covered the instrument construction which took place http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Educational Research Journal SAGE

In Review: Introduction to the Reviews of Three Studies of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA):

American Educational Research Journal , Volume 11 (4): 2 – Nov 23, 2016

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American Educational Research Journal Fall 1974, Vol. 11, No. 4, Pp. 407-408 In Review Introduction to the Reviews of Three Studies of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) TORSTEN HUSEN University of Stockholm (Sweden) In a nutshell, the history of IEA, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, is this. It began at the end of the 1950's, when researchers from a dozen countries convened under UNESCO auspices and decided to launch a feasibility study with the aim of finding out whether cross-nationally valid achievement tests could be developed and administered uniformly to school children in many different educational systems. The experiences from the feasibility project were encouraging, and it was therefore decided to embark upon a major survey of Mathematics in 12 countries where probability samples of students would be examined. In all, 133,000 students, 13,500 teachers, and 5,450 schools were involved. After the completion of the Mathematics Survey and some exploratory work, the cooperating research institutions decided in 1966 to embark on a new venture, the so-called Six Subject Survey, which proceeded in two main phases funded as separate research projects. The first phase covered the instrument construction which took place

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