Assessment at Education Systems International
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1 - common sense Privacy Program
international
Behind the rather cryptic title of this page, you will find a non-profit organisation that critically examines and evaluates educational technology with regard to its data protection and privacy issues. The evaluations of various software programs and apps provide information at first glance in a kind of traffic light system as to whether the respective technology has failed [...]
U-Multirank university ranking
Europe; international
U-Multirank is a world ranking of universities published annually since 2013 scoring more than 1,700 universities from 96 countries. Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission, U-Multirank compares higher education institutions’ performance in areas that matter most to students and are not covered by traditional university rankings such as knowledge [...]
[ended since about 2019] Canadian Research Working Group on Evidence Based Practice in Career Development (CRWG) / Groupe canadien de recherche sur la pratique en développement de carrière fondée sur les données probantes (GDRC)
international; Canada
The CRWG had a focus on evaluation and assessment of the counselling profession and guidance activities. The website provided a lot of information, fulltexts and instruments from different projects. For example, you could find tools for self-evaluation, as well for counselling professionals (e.g. assessment of competencies) as for people seeking guidance (e.g. "My Career [...]
Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK): Canton poll: pupils' assessment: grades, learning reports, other methods [courtesy translation]
Switzerland
This website is available in German only.
5 - Netherlands 2015 (Center on International Education Benchmarking – Programme of the National Center on Education and the Economy NCEE)
Netherlands
The Center on International Education Benchmarking, a Programme of the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE) provides analyses of socalled top-performing education systems in different countries. Among others, the analyses take a look at the reasons for the good performance of the respective education systems. You can find an analysis of the Netherlands from [...]
6 - Education Counts! (2011)
Indonesia
***Links to three fulltext articles of the book: see [more]***
These conference proceedings document presentstions made at the "Indonesian Student International Conference: Thinking of Home While Away" in Melbourne, Australia, 16-18 July 2010. You can find the following chapters as fultexts on the Internet:
Chapter 1 - Education Counts!Why education counts and what counts [...]
Research and Development Agency at the Ministry of Education and Culture [Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan / Kementerian Pendidikan Dan Kebudayaan]
Indonesia
Like other Indonesian ministries, the Ministry for Education has its own Department for Research and Development. It was created in 1969/70 as a small office. Meanwhile, it has became a real department with a secretariat, as well as research centres for educational policy, curriculum research, educational assessment, statistics and educational innovation. The website provides [...]
8 - PIAAC - Information Site of the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA)
Europe
On its PIAAC information site, the EAEA provides information and links to the PIAAC Survey, to EAEA analyses and comments regaridng the PIAAC Survey results, as well as on reactions to PIAAC of EAEA's members and partners. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
9 - Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER)
Finland
The Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) is a multidisciplinary centre of educational research based at the University of Jyväskylä. It is one of the most important centres for educational research in Finland, receiving nearly half of its budget from the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and the European Commission. Amongst others, it is in charge of the [...]
10 - Science Education - Weizmann Institute of Science
Israel; international
The website provides an overview over Science Education at the well known Weizmann Institute of Science.
The Davidson Institute of Science Education focusses on teaching and transder. Amongst others, it runs a museum, the Clore Garden of Science, as well as the PERACH Tutoring and Mentoring Project for disadvantaged children.
The Department of Science Teaching focusses [...]
11 - Research Institutes & Centers - University of Haifa
Israel
This page provides a list of research centres and institutes at the University of Haifa. You will find the following centres for educational research:
- Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for
the Study of Learning Disabilities
- Center for Multiculturalism and Educational Research
- Center for the Study of Child Development
- Center for Brain and [...]
Центр оценки качества образования - Росси
Russian Federation; international
The Russian Center for Educational Quality Assessment provides ample information about and data from international assessments like TIMSS, PISA,PIRLS,CIVIC, SITES, IAEP II as well as from some national assessments - unfortunately, this information is available only in English. Furthermore, you will find the presentations of an international conference on "Russian Education in [...]
13 - Fundação Carlos Chagas
Brazil
Founded in 1964, the Foundation Carlos Chagas (FCC) is one of the best known institutions for educational research, together with INEP. Their "Departamento de Pesquisas Educacionais" was created in 1971, and a Superintendência de Educação e Pesquisa in 2009. Their focus is on evaluation, early childhood education, education policy, gender, human rights, social [...]
14 - Brazil: Educational Research Quality Driven by Assessment of Postgraduate Qualifications
Brazil
The link leads you to a chapter of the book "Quality Research in Literacy and Science Education: International Perspectives and Gold Standards" by Mack C. Shelley II,Larry D. Yore and Brian Hand. The chapter can be read in its full length in GoogleBooks. Sub-chapters are:
6.8.1 Monitoring the Quality of Educational Research in Brazil
6.8.2 Factors Impacting upon the Quality [...]
15 - Associação Brasileira de Avaliação Educacional (ABAVE)
Brazil
ABAVE is an association for people working in the field of educational evaluation and assessment in Brazil. The website mainly contains documents from this sector (dating from 2006 to 2011), some general news, and information on the conference CONBRATRI - Congresso Brasileiro de Teoria da Resposta ao Item. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
16 - Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Educação (ANPEd)
Brazil
ANPEd is the Brazilian national association for post-graduates and researchers in Education. The website provides information on the structure and the activities of ANPEd, on news from the education sector, on documents and laws from the educational policy sector, or on conferences and other events. ANPEd also organises the Fórum Nacional de Coordenadores de Programas de [...]
17 - HKPISA - Programme for International Student Assessment, Hong Kong Centre
China, People's Republic of
The website of the HKPISA Centre, run by the Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research, provides information on the PISA studies in Hong Kong, which are conducted seperately from the PISA studies in the People's Republic of China. Among others, you will find a newsletter (only in Chinese) and Research Output / Publications (some of them as fulltexts, including the PISA [...]
18 - PISA China Shanghai Project Research Center and Secretariat (Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences)
China, People's Republic of
This website of the Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences is dedicated to the PISA study in China. You will find a lot of information on PISA studies procedure and results in China, including summary reports and other online publications on the topic. The website is available in Chinese only. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
19 - Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)
Ireland
The agency is responsible for the National Framework of Qualifications and the quality assurance of further and higher education and training (including English language provision) in Ireland. Quality and Qualifications Ireland was established on 6 November 2012 under the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012. The new Authority was created by [...]
20 - OEREU - Open Educational Resources in Europe
Europe
" (...) the Open Educational Resources in Europe (OEREU) project will provide a critical assessment of OER initiatives and practices in Europe, develop sector-specific foresight scenarios to illustrate the benefits, carry out a representative survey on the use of OER, identify challenges across all sectors and, jointly with stakeholders, develop, discuss and propose [...]
State of the educational system of the DR Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Congo-Kinshasa)
The website assesses the situation in the educational system of the Democratic Republic of Congo and phrases possible strategies and actions for the amelioration of the country´s deficits in this field.
22 - Education and Training Inspectorate (eti)
Northern Ireland; United Kingdom
The Education and Training Inspectorate provides inspection services for a number of organisations. These include the Department of Education, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Department of Employment and Learning, the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland. All Inspection Reports published by the [...]
23 - Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA)
Africa
The Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) is a non-profit making organization established to promote co-operation amongst examining and assessment bodies in Africa. The main objectives for which the AEAA is established include the promotion of co-operation amongst examining and assessment bodies in Africa, the encouragement of relevant examining and [...]
24 - Universities in Uganda
Uganda
The website contains a ranking of the Ugandan universities from 2011. The single links give access to the homepages of the universities.
25 - Insight country report: Austria
Austria
Insight, the web base for information and communication technologiy (ICT) at schools, provides access to several country reports (full texts, summaries). This report on the situation of ICT in Austria outlines responsibilities and tasks regarding the development of curricula, school reforms and educational policy-making in Austria, as well as the actual implementation of ICT [...]
26 - The International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA)
international
Founded in 1975, the IAEA has institutional and individual members in more than 50 countries worldwide. It aims at supporting the development and application of educational assessment techniques to improve the quality of education. One of its members, among others, is the Association for Educational Assessment Europe (AEA Europe). The IAEA organises annual conferences and [...]
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