Examining the influence of international large-scale assessments on national education policies

This paper examines whether, to what extent, and how international large-scale assessments (ILSAs) have influenced education policy-making at the national level. Based on an exploratory review of the research and policy literature on ILSAs and two surveys administered to educational policy experts,...

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Vydáno v:Journal of education policy Ročník 34; číslo 4; s. 470 - 499
Hlavní autoři: Fischman, Gustavo E., Topper, Amelia Marcetti, Silova, Iveta, Goebel, Janna, Holloway, Jessica L.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: London Routledge 04.07.2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Témata:
Ambiguity
Education policy
Education reform
Educational Change
Educational Policy
Elementary Secondary Education
Evaluation
global learning metrics
Influences
International Assessment
International large-scale assessments
national school reform
Policy making
Polls & surveys
Respondents
Teachers
ISSN:0268-0939, 1464-5106
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Shrnutí:This paper examines whether, to what extent, and how international large-scale assessments (ILSAs) have influenced education policy-making at the national level. Based on an exploratory review of the research and policy literature on ILSAs and two surveys administered to educational policy experts, researchers, policymakers, and educators, our research found that ILSAs, with their multiple and ambiguous uses, increasingly function as solutions in search for the right problem - that is, they appear to be used as tools to legitimize educational reforms. The survey results pointed to a growing perception among stakeholders that ILSAs are having an effect on national educational policies, with 38% of respondents stating that ILSAs were generally misused in national policy contexts. However, while the ILSA literature indicates that these assessments are having some influence, there is little evidence that any positive or negative causal relationship exists between ILSA participation and the implementation of education reforms. Perhaps the most significant change associated with the use of ILSAs in the literature reviewed is the way in which new conditions for educational comparison have been made possible at the national, regional, and global levels.
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ISSN:0268-0939
1464-5106
DOI:10.1080/02680939.2018.1460493