Comments on: The International PISA Test http://educationnext.org/the-international-pisa-test/ Education Next is a journal of opinion and research about education policy. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: F. Joseph Merlino http://educationnext.org/the-international-pisa-test/comment-page-1/#comment-70487 F. Joseph Merlino Sat, 13 Aug 2011 03:58:24 +0000 http://content.hks.harvard.edu/educationnext/?p=49626490#comment-70487 It hard for me to believe that it costs $466 per student to give and grade a PISA test. ($700,000 for 1,500 students per state) It hard for me to believe that it costs $466 per student to give and grade a PISA test. ($700,000 for 1,500 students per state)

]]> By: 5 Ways British Education Problems Aren't Too Different From Ours http://educationnext.org/the-international-pisa-test/comment-page-1/#comment-46111 5 Ways British Education Problems Aren't Too Different From Ours Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:44:15 +0000 http://content.hks.harvard.edu/educationnext/?p=49626490#comment-46111 [...] Those embarrassing international comparisons are old hat for us. Welcome to the party, Britain. [...] [...] Those embarrassing international comparisons are old hat for us. Welcome to the party, Britain. [...]

]]> By: jil gotsch http://educationnext.org/the-international-pisa-test/comment-page-1/#comment-39641 jil gotsch Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:26:00 +0000 http://content.hks.harvard.edu/educationnext/?p=49626490#comment-39641 es sind viel zu wenig leherer an allen schule und teilweise pädagogisch schlecht ausgebildet. warum schaffen wir es einfach nicht den skandinavischen ländern zu folgen und die lernsysteme zu änder...- -traurig, trotz aller integration- wir bleiben bildungstechnisch und sozial auf der strecke und kein politiker tut WIRKLICH etwas !!!100 %!!! Ihr ward auch mal jung, oder vielleicht nicht !!!!???? es sind viel zu wenig leherer an allen schule und teilweise pädagogisch schlecht ausgebildet. warum schaffen wir es einfach nicht den skandinavischen ländern zu folgen und die lernsysteme zu änder…- -traurig, trotz aller integration- wir bleiben bildungstechnisch und sozial auf der strecke und kein politiker tut WIRKLICH etwas !!!100 %!!!

Ihr ward auch mal jung, oder vielleicht nicht !!!!????

]]> By: PISA and TIMSS and NAEP…oh my! « STEM-ology http://educationnext.org/the-international-pisa-test/comment-page-1/#comment-483 PISA and TIMSS and NAEP…oh my! « STEM-ology Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:24:46 +0000 http://content.hks.harvard.edu/educationnext/?p=49626490#comment-483 [...] students participate as a national sample).  Mark Schneider, a former commissioner of the NCES, lays out the issues with these tests well and why further investment might not make sense. Andreas Schleicher of the [...] [...] students participate as a national sample).  Mark Schneider, a former commissioner of the NCES, lays out the issues with these tests well and why further investment might not make sense. Andreas Schleicher of the [...]

]]> By: Education Next http://educationnext.org/the-international-pisa-test/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Education Next Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:03:03 +0000 http://content.hks.harvard.edu/educationnext/?p=49626490#comment-281 For a discussion of many of the issues raised in this article, please see the response, "Defending PISA" by Andreas Schleicher of OECD, posted on the Ed Next blog here - http://educationnext.org/defending-pisa/. And for a response from Mark Schneider to that response, see "Challenging PISA Again," posted on the Ed Next blog here - http://educationnext.org/challenging-pisa-again/. For a discussion of many of the issues raised in this article, please see the response, “Defending PISA” by Andreas Schleicher of OECD, posted on the Ed Next blog here – http://educationnext.org/defending-pisa/. And for a response from Mark Schneider to that response, see “Challenging PISA Again,” posted on the Ed Next blog here – http://educationnext.org/challenging-pisa-again/.

]]> By: Connections Research Blog » Blog Archive » States Getting In on International Testing http://educationnext.org/the-international-pisa-test/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Connections Research Blog » Blog Archive » States Getting In on International Testing Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:55:20 +0000 http://content.hks.harvard.edu/educationnext/?p=49626490#comment-189 [...] Mark Schneider (now a VP at American Institutes for Research, formerly commisioner of the National Center for Educational Statistics) says this is probably not worth the effort. First, the gains in terms of policy knowledge for a given state would probably be limited. I agree, this is not the kind of test by which to evaluate the effectiveness of policy changes. [...] [...] Mark Schneider (now a VP at American Institutes for Research, formerly commisioner of the National Center for Educational Statistics) says this is probably not worth the effort. First, the gains in terms of policy knowledge for a given state would probably be limited. I agree, this is not the kind of test by which to evaluate the effectiveness of policy changes. [...]

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