Globalization and the Growth of International Educational Testing and National Assessment

Autor/inn/en	Kamens, David H.; McNeely, Connie L.
Titel	Globalization and the Growth of International Educational Testing and National Assessment
Quelle	In: Comparative Education Review, 54 (2010) 1, S.5-25 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-4086
DOI	10.1086/648471
Schlagwörter	Educational Assessment; Educational Testing; Global Approach; International Organizations; National Competency Tests; International Education; Ideology; Politics of Education; Cultural Influences; Educational Development; Educational Philosophy; Comparative Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Globales Denken; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Internationale Erziehung; Ideologie; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft
Abstract	In this article, the authors develop an argument about the global forces that have led to the explosive growth of national educational assessment and international testing. In particular, the authors argue that the international acceptance of testing comes from key ideological forces in the world polity that are associated with the accelerating globalization of national and international cultural, economic, and political structures. As they develop and warrant this argument, the authors also qualify it by pointing out that national adaptations to this larger world culture may vary depending on the presence and capacities of international organizations and regional associations that act to mediate and adapt these changes to conditions in individual countries. In addition, the authors consider the effects of subnational movements in introducing pressures for change that may favor more national assessment. (Contains 1 figure and 19 footnotes.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10