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1 - Performance Reporting Dashboard: Education

Australia
The Australian Education Performance Reporting Dashboard provides statistics and graphs on the achievement of specific targets identified in various so-called agreements. The following agreements are analyzed in terms of their objectives: * National School Reform Agreement * National Education Agreement * National Education Reform Agreement * National Partnership [...]

2 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: Afghanistan

Afghanistan
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For Afghanistan you can find documents starting in the year 2000. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

3 - RAPIDE Relevant assessment and pedagogies for inclusive digital education

Europe; Netherlands; Germany; Croatia; United Kingdom
The aim of the project is to co-create, implement and share innovative pedagogies and aligned assessment for relevant and inclusive digital education in order to deal with the COVID-19 induced and similar crises and to support meaningful digital transformation of Higher Education. The Faculty of Organization and Informatics at the University of Zagreb is coordinating this [...]

[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 [...]

National Council for School System Evaluation (Cnesco)

France
Cnesco is composed of researchers, parlamentarians, and members of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council. It is in charge of doing analyses, studies, and evaluations of the French educational system and give advice based on their results. The website, which is also available in English, provides fulltext documents of reports based on evaluations etc. in different [...]

6 - OECD Data - Education: France

France
The OECD provides some data from assessments or educational policy for France that can be compared to other countries taking part in these assessments (Click on "Trend" or "Ranking" - Please note that this only functions automatically if you open the link in the same tab. Otherwise, please choose your country under "Highlighted countries"). [Abstract: Editors of Education [...]

7 - Education GPS (OECD): France

France
This interactive website is provided by the OECD. It can be used to compare France\'s results from different international educational assessments (PISA, TALIS, PIAAC ...) as well as their educational statistics (EAG) with that of the average OECD results or with the results of other countries. You can create graphs, tables and others, which can be exported as a pdf-document. [...]

8 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: France

France
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For France you can find documents starting in the year 2000. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

9 - National Assessment and Examinations Center

Georgia
The National Assessment and Examinations Center is the well-established organization acting in the field of examination and assessment and serving pupils, students, teachers, educational organizations, governmental and non-governmental agencies and others through the provision of valid and reliable instruments of assessment. The website provides information on the research, [...]

10 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: Netherlands

Netherlands
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For the Netherlands you can find documents starting in the year 2000. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

11 - 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 [...]

12 - OECD Data - Education: Netherlands

Netherlands
The OECD provides some data from assessments or educational policy for the Netherlands that can be compared to other countries taking part in these assessments (Click on "Trend" or "Ranking" - Please note that this only functions automatically if you open the link in the same tab. Otherwise, please choose your country under "Highlighted countries"). [Abstract: Editors of [...]

13 - Education GPS (OECD): Netherlands

Netherlands
This interactive website is provided by the OECD. It can be used to compare the Netherlands\' results from different international educational assessments (PISA, TALIS, PIAAC ...) as well as their educational statistics (EAG) with that of the average OECD results or with the results of other countries. You can create graphs, tables and others, which can be exported as a [...]

14 - OECD Data - Education: Belgium

Belgium
The OECD provides some data from assessments or educational policy for Belgium that can be compared to other countries taking part in these assessments (Click on "Trend" or "Ranking" - Please note that this only functions automatically if you open the link in the same tab. Otherwise, please choose your country under "Highlighted countries"). [Abstract: Editors of Education [...]

15 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: Belgium

Belgium
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For Belgium you can find documents starting in the year 2000 - for the French and the Flemish community, not for the German community. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of [...]

16 - Atatürk Faculty of Education - Marmara University

Turkey; international
The Department of Educational Sciences of this Faculty seems to be identical to the Institute of Educational Sciences (for a list of further Faculty departments: see at the end of this abstract). The first provides links to its sub-departments, most of which unfortunately are only in Turkish. The latter provides a list of Master\'s and Doctoral Thesis as well as a database of [...]

17 - Association of Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology / Eğitimde ve Psikolojide Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Derneği (EPODDER)

international; Turkey
[The website has no English version anymore since about its relaunch in 2019. For older / static information about the association please take a look at an older version of the website in the webarchive.] The Association of Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology (EPODDER) was founded in 2013. Its website provides background information about the [...]

18 - Faculty of Education - Hacettepe University

Turkey; international
The Faculty of Education at Hacettepe University has its own homepage. But as the faculty overview on the university site is more detailed and has more links to the respective departments, we link to this overview here. The Faculty of Education has 6 departments: * Educational Sciences -> Curriculum and Instruction -> Educational Administration, Supervision, [...]

19 - Faculty of Educational Sciences - Ankara University

Turkey; international
The Faculty has 12 departments and hence is probably one of the biggest if not the biggest faculty of education in Turkey (see the list at the end of this abstract). Under "publications", you can find two e-journals published by the faculty, the "Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences" and the "Ankara University Faculty of Educational Sciences Journal [...]

20 - Hasan Ali Yücel Faculty of Education - Istanbul University

Turkey; international
Istanbul University obviously has a new website. Unfortunately, the website of the Hasan Ali Yücel Faculty of Education has no English version yet. The website provides a project list and some information on research interests and publications on the professors\' personal homepages. The Hasan Ali Yücel Journal of Education published by the faculty is Open Access, has [...]

21 - Education GPS (OECD): South Africa

South Africa, Republic
This interactive website is provided by the OECD. It can be used to compare South Africa\'s educational statistics with that of the average OECD results or with the results of other countries. For other countries, it is also possible to compare results from different international educational assessments (PISA,TALIS, PIAAC, ...). These options might available for South Africa [...]

22 - Education GPS (OECD): Finland

Finland
This interactive website is provided by the OECD. It can be used to compare Finland\'s results from different international educational assessments (PISA, TALIS, PIAAC ...) as well as Finland\'s educational statistics with that of the average OECD results or with the results of other countries. You can create graphs, tables and others, which can be exported as a pdf-document. [...]

23 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: Ukraine

Ukraine
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For Ukraine you can find documents starting in the year 1991. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

24 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: Finland

Finland
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For Finland you can find documents starting in the year 2000. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

25 - Education GPS (OECD): Brazil

Brazil
This interactive website is provided by the OECD. It can be used to compare Brazil\'s results from different international educational assessments (PISA, TALIS, ...) as well as Brazil\'s educational statistics with that of the average OECD results or with the results of other countries. You can create graphs, tables and others, which can be exported as a pdf-document. [...]

26 - Education GPS (OECD): Greece

Greece
This interactive website is provided by the OECD. It can be used to compare Greece\'s results from different international educational assessments (PISA, ...) as well as Greece\'s educational statistics with that of the average OECD results or with the results of other countries. You can create graphs, tables and others, which can be exported as a pdf-document. [Abstract: [...]

27 - Education GPS (OECD): China

China
This interactive website is provided by the OECD. It can be used to compare China\'s educational statistics with that of the average OECD results or with the results of other countries. For other countries, it is also possible to compare results from different international educational assessments (PISA,TALIS, PIAAC, ...). These options might available for China as well in [...]

28 - Education GPS (OECD): India

India
This interactive website is provided by the OECD. It can be used to compare India\'s educational statistics with that of the average OECD results or with the results of other countries. For other countries, it is also possible to compare results from different international educational assessments (PISA,TALIS, PIAAC, ...). These options might available for India as well in [...]

29 - Education GPS (OECD): Russian Federation

Russian Federation
This interactive website is provided by the OECD. It can be used to compare Russia\'s results from different international educational assessments (PISA, ...) as well as Russia\'s educational statistics with that of the average OECD results or with the results of other countries. You can create graphs, tables and others, which can be exported as a pdf-document. [Abstract: [...]

30 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: Russian Federation

Russian Federation
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For Russia you can find documents starting in the year 2000. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

31 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: India

India
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For India you can find documents starting in the year 1968 (in the same document as 1998). Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

32 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: South Africa

South Africa, Republic
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For South Africa you can find documents starting in the year 1997. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

33 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: Brazil

Brazil
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For Brazil you can find documents starting in the year 2000. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

34 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: China

China
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For China you can find documents starting in the year 1995. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

35 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: Indonesia

Indonesia
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For Indonesia you can find documents starting in the year 2000. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

36 - 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 [...]

37 - Education GPS (OECD): Indonesia

Indonesia
This interactive website is provided by the OECD. It can be used to compare Indonesia\'s results from different international educational assessments (PISA, ...) as well as Indonesia\'s educational statistics with that of the average OECD results or with the results of other countries. You can create graphs, tables and others, which can be exported as a pdf-document. [...]

38 - 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]

39 - 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 [...]

40 - Finland and PISA

Finland
This website provided by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture lists the Finnish results of all PISA-Studies since the year 2000. Furthermore, you will find a short summary of the reasons generally put forward for explaning Finland\'s ongoing success in doing the PISA Test. For more detailed information on the most recent PISA Study, plaese visit the website of the [...]

41 - Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC)

Finland
"FINEEC started its operations on 1 May 2014. It was formed by combining the evaluation activities of the Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council, the Finnish Education Evaluation Council and the Finnish National Board of Education. (...) [FINEEC] is an independent government agency responsible for the evaluation of education [in Finland]". The website is divided into the [...]

42 - Palestine Strategic Education Plan 2014-2019 & Monitoring & Evaluation System for the Education Development Stratigic Plan 2008 - 2012

Palestinian Autonomous Areas
This website of the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education provides a list of fulltext documents (official documents, working papers, drafts, ..) on its educational planning for 2014 to 2019 and on the evaluation of the previous planning 2008-2012. The main document of the planning 2014-2019, "Education Development Strategic Plan 2014-2019", also provides a [...]

43 - Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: Palestine

Palestinian Autonomous Areas
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For Palestine you can find documents starting in the year 2000. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

44 - 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 [...]

45 - Education GPS (OECD): Israel

Israel
This interactive website is provided by the OECD. It can be used to compare Israel\'s results from different international educational assessments (PISA, TALIS, ...) as well as Israel\'s educational statistics with that of the average OECD results or with the results of other countries. You can create graphs, tables and others, which can be exported as a pdf-document. [...]

46 - National Authority for Measurement and Evaluation in Education (RAMA) / הרשות הארצית למדידה והערכה בחינוך - ראמ"ה

Israel
RAMA was created in 2006 and is the National Authority for Measurement and Evaluation in Education. Among others, the site provides information on international assessments like PISA, PIRLS, TIMSS, and SITES. Most of the content is only available in Hebrew. You will find English reports, evaluations etc. under "Publications in English". [Abstract: Editors of Education [...]

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 [...]

48 - Bundesinstitut für Bildungsforschung, Innovation und Entwicklung des österreichischen Schulwesens (BIFIE)

Austria
The research projects at BIFIE cover the whole school system. In detail, the federal institute has to fulfil the following tasks: 1. Quality advancement of the school system through innovative school projects, teacher education and the development of teaching materials; 2. Education monitoring (observation of the Austrian school system) including the development of education [...]

49 - Education by Numbers – the tyranny of testing

United Kingdom
The book and blog of a Times Educational Supplement journalist deal critically with standards, tests and accountability of schools as well as their gains and effects on today´s British education system. The website contains a small collection of research papers, inquiries, literature and documentaries on the topic.

Assignment for Pedagogic Excellence

Chile
The accreditation program of the assignment of pedagogic excellence (AEP) is a program of the ministry of education with the task, to strengthen the quality of education through the acknowledgement of professional performance. The accreditation process permits to identify those teachers which show knowledge, capabilty and competence in their performance. Those teachers, then [...]

51 - PISA Key findings

international
Access to summeries, reports and further materials of the different PISA cycles.

52 - PISA Products

international
The website offers access to the PISA results as well as in depth reports, manuals and further materials on methodology.

Center for Educational Assessment and Teaching Methods

Kyrgyzstan
Homepage of the Centre for Educational Assessment and Teaching Methods in Kyrgyzstan. The Nongovernmental Organization being financed by USAID conducts educational assessment (both on pupils/students and teaching) and it provides expertise in this field. The declared overall aim is improving of the educational situation in Kyrgyzstan.

54 - Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)

United Kingdom
The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is the agency responsible for the inspection of schools in membership of the Independent Schools Council (ISC) Associations. On this website you can access reports on inspections ISI has undertaken since 2000. You can also find the latest information, news and documents relating to the inspections.

55 - International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA)

international; Australia; Canada; England; France; Germany; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Republic of Korea; Netherlands; New Zealand; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Singapore; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; South Africa, Republic; United States; Wales; United Kingdom
INCA (1996-2013) provided descriptions of government policy on education in Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and Wales. It focuses on curriculum, assessment and initial teacher training frameworks for pre-school, primary, [...]

56 - Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)

Scotland; United Kingdom
SQA is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB) sponsored by the Scottish Government Schools Directorate. It is the national body in Scotland responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment and certification of qualifications other than degrees.

57 - 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 [...]

58 - Care Council for Wales

United Kingdom; Wales
The Care Council for Wales was established in October 2001 to promote high standards of conduct and practice among social care workers and high standards in their training. The aim is to ensure that children and adults who are receiving social care services (e.g. child day care) in Wales can rely on a workforce that is properly trained, appropriately qualified and effectively [...]

59 - Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) / Office de la qualité et de la responsabilité en éducation (OQRE)

Canada
EQAO´s tests measure student achievement in reading, writing and mathematics in relation to Ontario Curriculum expectations. The resulting data are supposed to provide accountability and a gauge of quality in Ontario´s publicly funded education system. The objective and reliable results from EQAO´s tests complement the information obtained from classroom and other [...]

60 - Association for Educational Assessment -Europe (AEA-Europe)

Europe
This website serves the Association for Educational Assessment - Europe as a platform for discussion of developments in educational assessment in Europe, fostering co-operation and facilitating liaison between organisations and persons active in educational assessment across the whole of Europe. AEA-Europe defines educational assessment in its broadest sense including [...]

61 - Institute for Information on Education (IIE) http://www.uiv.cz/clanek/424/473

Czech Republic
The Institute for Information on Education is subordinated to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. It focuses mainly on carrying out statistical surveys and provides statistical data to decision-making authorities, to professionals and the general public. IIE works with statistical files concerning the Czech education system. Collecting, processing, evaluating and [...]

62 - Programme in International Student Assessment - PISA 2003

New Zealand
This website offers the summary report of the New Zealand results for PISA 2003 as well as general information on PISA.

63 - National Report on Australia - PISA 2003

Australia
This Link provides the report on Australia produced for PISA 2003 as a pdf-file. The focus of this report is on mathematical literacy among 15- year-old students in Australia.

64 - PISA Participants

international
This OECD website offers an overview of the participating countries of the PISA studies with contact details and websites.

65 - Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)

Northern Ireland; United Kingdom
"The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment ( CCEA) was established on 1 April 1994 and is a non-departmental public body reporting to the Department of Education in Northern Ireland." Its tasks comprise: advising government on what should be taught in Northern Ireland's schools and colleges, monitoring standards and awarding qualifications.

66 - Department of Examinations. Sri Lanka National Evaluation and Testing Service

Sri Lanka
The objective of this institution is to provide guidance towards excellence in educational achievement and certification activities using evaluation instrument and methodologies ensuring reliability and validity to suit national needs. Information about services and some test results are available on the homepage.

Survey System for the Quality of Education

Chile
SIMCE is the instrument for quality evaluation of all schools in Chile, based on annual examinations of students between the fourth to eight level of basic education and the second of middle schools. The web site provides the results since 1998, a description of the exams and examples of the questions.

68 - PISA -

United States
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) was developed by the OECD to assess the reading, mathematics and science literacy of 15-year-olds in participating countries. This website, maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics, provides a list of reports, speeches and statements with presentation of the PISA findings from a US perspective.

69 - PISA in-depth reports

international
PISA is developing a series of thematic reports that will examine the implications of the results from PISA 2000 in a series of policy-relevant areas. Currently, thematic reports are planned in the following areas: social background and student performance; analyses of the nature, development and impact of literacy skills; foundations of lifeflong learning; the role of [...]

70 - PISA 2000 sample tasks

international
This website provides download files which summarise the conceptual framework on which the PISA 2000 assessment is based. It then illustrates how the assessment is to be performed by reproducing sample assessment items and explaining what each is measuring.

71 - PISA Country Profiles

international
The research database contains data for the PISA cycles 2003 and 2006. It offers the opportunity to combine individual indicators from the topics "Quality of learning outcomes", "Equity and distribution", "Learner characteristics", "School resources" and "School policies and practices" and to compare the data of the participating countries. The data sets can be downloaded as a [...]

72 - PIRLS: Nationalbericht für England und Nordirland / National Report for England and Northern Ireland

England; Northern Ireland; United Kingdom
"England\'s primary school pupils are the third most able readers in the world behind Sweden and the Netherlands. This study, which examined the reading habits and achievements of 10 year olds in 35 countries, showed that England was one of the highest-performing countries in the world, and the most successful English-speaking country." Via the summary of findings the online [...]

73 - Euroeducation.net - Education System Greece

Greece
Overview on the structure of the educational system in Greece (with a focus on secondary and higher education)

74 - Queensland Studies Authority

Australia
The Authority -established in 2002- exercises portfolio-wide responsibilities for the development, review and approval of pre-school guidelines and syllabuses for years 1-12, as well as the development of professional resources for teachers to support the implementation of relevant guidelines and syllabuses. The website offers comprehensive information on the QSA as well as [...]

75 - Tasmanian Qualifications Authority (TQA)

Australia
The Tasmanian Qualifications Authority (TQA) handles matters associated with the certification of Tasmanian trainees and students. It accredits courses, determines assessment and provides certification for the Tasmanian Certificate of Education for all Year 11-12 students in Tasmania. The website provides information on the TQA, its responsibilities and services, on [...]

76 - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)

Australia
The VCAA sets the guidelines for what students learn in Victorian schools up to year 12 (replacing the former Board of Studies since March 2001). It is also the VCAA' s job to oversee how learning is assessed. The VCAA services both government and non-government schools and is directly responsible to Victoria's Minister for Education and Training. The website offers [...]

77 - The Education Review Office (ERO)

New Zealand
ERO is the government department which reports publicly on the quality of education in all New Zealand schools and early childhood services, including private schools, kura kaupapa Mäori (Mäori language immersion schools), special schools and ngä köhanga reo (Mäori language early childhood groups). A broad range of online ressources free of charge (handbooks with legal [...]

78 - TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study)

New Zealand
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Homepage provides information on the international comparative study and the outcomes for NZ since 1994.

79 - The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)

United States
NCME is an organization for individuals involved in assessment, evaluation, testing, and other aspects of educational measurement. Members include e.g. university faculties. Information on structure, activities and membership. Free access to the newsletter. Several journals e.g. the quarterly journal ' Jem' ( Journal of Educational Measurement) are online only available with [...]

80 - Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme - Link Modules Assessment Guidelines

Ireland
Summary (PDF-file, 72 pages) of the principal changes in the revised ' Link Modules' (the defining curriculum for the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme - LCVP) , examined for fist time in 2004. ( Background-) information for teachers.

81 - Educational Research Centre - St. Patrick\'s College

Ireland; international
The Centre works at all levels of the education system, from pre-school to third level. Main tasks are national asessments of educational achievements (PISA), evaluations, analysis of education in Ireland and development of assessment instruments. The Centre publishes the Irish Journal of Education (with full texts until 2010)and some reporst and studies of tests and [...]

82 - National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)

Ireland
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment was established as a statutory body in July 2001. It has to advise the Minister of Education and Science in matters relating to the curriculum for early childhood education, primary and post-primary schools, and the assessment procedures employed in schools and examinations on subjects that are part of the curriculum. [...]

83 - Educational Assessment Research Unit (EARU)

New Zealand
The Educational Assessment Research Unit (at the University Otago) is contracted by the NZ Ministry of Education to run the "National Education Monitoring Project" (NEMP) and to manage research studies which involve deeper analyses of national research data. Link to the project and information on staff involved.

84 - National Education Monitoring Project New Zealand

New Zealand
The National Education Monitoring Project (NEMP at the University Otago) is contracted by the NZ Ministry of Education to give a broad picture of the achievements of representative samples of New Zealand school students at successive points in time. Purpose of NEMP is to get a broad picture of the achievements of representative samples of New Zealand school students at [...]

85 - Ed-Data: Fiscal, Demographic, and Performance Data on California\'s K-12 Schools

United States
Fiscal, demographic and performance data on California\'s K-12 schools. Reports at the state, county, district and school level. Discussions and explanations of California school issues and policies. Link list to data and research on K-12 schools, full texts to download and a database for K-12 schools are offered. The information is updated annually after the California [...]

86 - AccountabilityWorks

United States
AccountabilityWorks conducts research on topics of national significance in state and district accountability, including standards, assessments, data analysis and reporting, and incentives and sanctions to ensure success. In addition, it offers policymakers assistance in designing or improving accountability systems. It relies on funding, from the Smith Richardson Foundation [...]

87 - National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST)

United States
CRESST is a partnership of UCLA, the University of Colorado, Stanford University, RAND, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Southern California, Educational Testing Service, and the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. The CRESST mission focuses on the assessment of educational quality. Virtual library with reports (searchable by author or keyword; full texts [...]

88 - National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB)

United States
Congress created the 26-member Governing Board in 1988 to set policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - commonly known as the "The Nation\'s Report Card". Information on NAGP and NAEP work and responsibilities. Publications including frameworks, reports, and brochures (partly in pdf- or html-files) and a linklist are provided.

89 - National Assessment of Educational Progress- The Nation's Report Card (NAEP)

United States
NAEP, also known as "the Nation's Report Card" is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America' s students know and can do in various subject areas. The Commissioner of Education Statistics, who heads the National Center for Education Statistics in the U. S. Department of Education, is responsible by law for carrying out the NAEP project. NAEP [...]

90 - International Comparisons in Education

United States
NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) is collecting, analyzing, and disseminating statistics and other data related to education in the United States and other nations. Two programs -- the International Activities Program (IAP) and the Annual Reports Program -- produce international comparisons in education. Access to reports, international indicators, publications, [...]

91 - Data & Statistics (U.S. Department of Education)

United States
Information and links provided by the U.S. Department of Education on educational statistics, evaluations and assessments.

92 - OECD-PISA - Hongkong PISA Project

Hong Kong; China
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an initiative of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The student population chosen for PISA is students aged 15 years. The programme is to be part of an ongoing OECD programme of reporting on indicators in education. The learning domains of reading, mathematical and scientific literacy, [...]

93 - Facts and Figures Education Indicators Denmark 2000.

Denmark
This publication (HTML Format) presents a number of general indicators, which are to be seen as directions for where the development goes or is expected to go in the Danish education system. The indicators are grouped under three headings: 1.) Resources. 2.) Pupil / student flows 3.) Results. A presentation of the Danish Education System is preceding. The whole publications is [...]

94 - Improving Educational Quality Project (IEQ)

international
The Improving Education Quality Project is a long-term initiative of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Bureau to assist USAID Missions and host countries implement their educational reform efforts in primary and early childhood education, as well as community development. The website includes ( see "materials") information about the program [...]

95 - Bridging the Gap between the \'Haves\' and \'Have Nots\' - Report of the National Education and Employment Forum (NEEF) 2001-2002

Australia
Report on a NEEF project who wished to develop actions to address some of the key problems of disadvantaged groups in Australia. NEEF had its genesis at the Annual General Meeting of the Australian Council of the World Education Fellowship (WEF) in January 2000. Five forums brought together a diverse group of prominent Australians, business people, welfare executives and [...]

96 - Die ersten Drei: Die Bildungssysteme der ´Klassensieger´ der PISA-Studie ´Leseleistung´ (TiBi Nr. 1 - Dezember 2001)

Finland; Republic of Korea; Canada
This volume is dedicated to an analysis of the school systems of the top three PISA participants with special focus on their characteristics that influenced the PISA results in the authors\' opinion. "Trends in Bildung international" - TiBi (trends in education international) is a product from the German Institute of International Educational Research. Including DIPF\'s [...]

97 - PISA 2000 - Projekt beskrivelse

Denmark
This project description of PISA 2000 (Programme for International Student Assessment) from the 'Danish University of Education' (DPU) explains what is PISA, introduces the results for Denmark in reading, mathematic and science literacy. Links to further information of DPU about PISA, to Danish pressreports and to the OECD PISA pages.

98 - ACT Department of Education and Training (DET): Publications

Australia
This page belongs to the website of ACT- DET (a website with comprehensive information about the Australian education system, schools and education in Australia). Publications and ressources here offered are: general publications, annual reports (since 1998), census of ACT government preschools, census of ACT government schools and a wide range of reports. The fulltexts are [...]

99 - Un modelo educativo sin futuro

Germany; Spain
This is a Spanish text about the public reactions in Germany concerning the German results in the PISA-study; partly compared with Spain.

100 - Les élèves de 15 ans. Premiers résultats d'une évaluation internationale des acquis des élèves (PISA)

France
This pdf-file (6 pp) presents an overview of the French PISA-results, including a comparison with the other participant countries.

101 - Informations et réflexions sur le volet mathématique de l`étude PISA (Okt. 2005)

France
This text, composed in october 2005, comments shortly about some French results of PISA in the field of mathematics and offers some further links for the French PISA results.

102 - OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

international
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an internationally standardised assessment that was jointly developed by participating economies and administered to 15-year-olds in schools. In all cycles, the domains of reading, mathematical and scientific literacy are covered not merely in terms of mastery of the school curriculum, but in terms of important [...]

103 - The SERVE Center - at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

United States
SERVE is an education organization with the mission to support the continuous improvement of educational opportunities for learners in the Southeast of America. The website informs about developed educational programmes and tools for educational practitioners and policymakers. Link to the ELO programs (Expanded Learning Opportunities programs). A variety of free and low-cost [...]

104 - PISA in der Schweiz

Switzerland
The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation offers information on the PISA study in Switzerland and the results.

105 - PISA (Tschechische Republik)

Czech Republic; Czech Republic
This website provides information on the Czech PISA study in Czech language.

106 - Programme in International Student Assessment - PISA 2000

New Zealand
This page contains downloadable documents about PISA 2000: PISA Framework, Assessing Knowledge & Skills for Life: summary report of the New Zealand results as well as links to related websites.

107 - PISA Austria

Austria
This website provides a comprehensive overview of objectives, contents, planning, implementation, organization and results of the PISA-studies 2000 and 2003 in Austria and prospective documents about the participating schools and associated test officers of PISA 2006. The heading "Aktuelles" leads to a newsletter, the project centre, publications and a pdf-file on the brochure [...]

108 - Program for International Student Assessment

United States
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) was developed by the OECD to assess the reading, mathematics and science literacy of 15-year-olds in participating countries. PISA assesses how well prepared students are for life beyond the classroom by focusing on the application of knowledge and skills in everyday situations. This website informs about what PISA means, [...]

109 - PISA i korthet

Sweden
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) was developed by the OECD to assess the reading, mathematics and science literacy of 15-year-olds in participating countries. PISA assesses how well prepared students are for life beyond the classroom by focusing on the application of knowledge and skills in everyday situations. This website informs about what PISA means, [...]

110 - OECD-PISA-Norway

Norway
This is the Norwegian website about the OECD/PISA programme 2000, 2003 ( Programme for International Student Assessment). It offers general information about the aims of the survey, introduces the Norwegian co-ordinators, national reports, a summary of Norwegian results as well as English publications for download analysing PISA and the results in Norway. (The complete [...]

111 - Ready for Life? (PISA Summary Report)

Ireland
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an initiative of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, which began in 1998. It is to be part of an ongoing OECD program of reporting¤on indicators in education. The student population chosen for PISA is students aged 15 years. The learning domains of reading, mathematical and [...]

112 - Irish PISA Website (Educational Research Centre - St. Patrick\'s College)

Ireland; international
This website gives comprehensive information about the implementation of the PISA project in Ireland and PISA in the international context. This includes links to redent PISA-Stuides as well as other publications. The institution in charge of the Irish PISA-Studies ist the Educational Research Centre at St. Patrick\'s College, Dublin. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

113 - Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Canada

Canada
The PISA website of the Canadian government informs about the general background of the study and the individual surveys and lists publications related to PISA. Information on PISA in Canada can also be found on the website of the Council of Ministers of Education. [...]

114 - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI)

Ireland
The NQAI established in February 2001 has three principal objects: 1) to establish and maintain a framework of qualifications for education and training 2) to establish and improve standards of awards of the further and higher education and training sector 3) to liaise with bodies outside the State for the mutual recognition of awards at transnational level. Comprehensive [...]

115 - Finnen Weltmeister im Lesen.

Finland
This fulltext, published by Leena Ikonen at the University of Helsinki, illuminates against the background of the OECD-PISA study how Finland itself discusses the success of reading in international comparison. (link to the on-line magazine "Universitas Helsingiensis").

116 - Quality Assurance in Higher Education

Thailand
Quality assurance in Thai higher education refers to activities as a mechanism, planning, and systematic activities implemented. The homepage provides texts about quality assurance policy and processes / methods and quality assurance reports of each single higher education institution in Thailand.

117 - TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center

international
The Lynch School of Education at Boston College conducts the TIMSS and PIRLS studies for the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). Therefore, this website and the IEA\'s website provide the most comprehensive information on TIMSS and PIRLS. The Lynch School of Education\'s website offers information on the studies TIMSS [...]

118 - National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST)

United States
The CRESST mission focuses on the assessment of educational quality, addressing persistent problems in the design and use of assessment systems to serve multiple purposes. The homepage offers a link to the description of the 5 research programs, links to the reports and publications (library), to the services, information pages for parents and tools for searching the site.

Department of Applied Educational Science

Sweden
Within the Department of Applied Educational Science studies are being conducted on conditions for learning in social, cultural and institutional settings, the contribution to and effects of digital technology on learning as well as measurement, assessment and evaluation. The department has three strong research areas: Interactive Media and Learning, Measurement and Evaluation [...]

120 - Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa (HSRC)

South Africa, Republic; Africa
The Council conducts applied social-scienfitic research projects and coordinates research programs that are policy-oriented and user- driven. The homepages has links to the following programs concerning educational matters: Assessment technology and educational evaluation, child, youth and family development, education policy research.

121 - OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Australia

Australia
The site offers comprehensive material and data from the PISA study, mainly concerning the Australian part of the study.

122 - South Dakota Department of Education

United States
The South Dakota Department of Education and Cultural Affairs is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S. A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal [...]

123 - Tennessee Department of Education

United States
The Tennessee Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

124 - Vermont Department of Education

United States
The Vermont Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

125 - Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

United States
The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S. A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal [...]

126 - West Virginia Department of Education

United States
The West Virginia Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal points of these [...]

127 - Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

United States
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S. A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal points of these [...]

128 - Utah State Board of Education

United States
The Utah State Office of Education is the central governmental authority for education in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these [...]

129 - Nevada Department of Education

United States
The Nevada Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

130 - New Hampshire Department of Education

United States; United States
The New Hampshire Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

131 - State of New Mexico Department of Education

United States
The State of New Mexico Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these [...]

132 - North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

United States
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of [...]

133 - North Dakota Department of Public Instruction

United States
The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U. S. A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website i s ma inly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal points of [...]

134 - Ohio Department of Education

United States
The Ohio Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

135 - Oklahoma State Department of Education

United States
The Oklahoma State Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these [...]

136 - Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

United States; United States
The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are [...]

137 - Nebraska Department of Education

United States
The Nebraska Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

138 - Kansas State Board of Education

United States
The Kansas State Board of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S. A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. The Board supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: curriculum and [...]

139 - Kentucky Department of Education

United States
The Kentucky Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

140 - Louisiana State Department of Education

United States
The Louisiana State Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these [...]

141 - Maine Department of Education

United States
The Maine Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

142 - Massachusetts Department of Education

United States
The Massachusetts Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

143 - Michigan Department of Education (MDEnet)

United States
The Michigan Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

144 - Mississippi Department of Education

United States
The Mississippi Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

145 - Minnesota Department of Education

United States
The Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S. A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal [...]

146 - Montana Office of Public Instruction

United States
The Montana Office of Public Instruction is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S. A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

147 - National Curriculum for England

United Kingdom
The website contains information on the curriculum by key stages, programmes of study by subject, other curriculum subjects, curriculum assessment, and curriculum interviews.

148 - Arkansas Department of Education General Education Division

United States
The Arkansas Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

149 - Colorado Department of Education

United States
The Colorado Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

150 - Delaware Department of Education

United States
The Delaware Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

151 - Florida Department of Education

United States
The Florida Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

152 - Georgia Department of Education

United States
The Georgia Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

153 - Hawaii Department of Education

United States
The Hawaii Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

154 - Idaho Department of Education

United States
The Idaho Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

155 - Illinois State Board of Education

United States
The Illinois State Board of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. The Board supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: curriculum and [...]

156 - Iowa Department of Education

United States
The Iowa Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

157 - Indiana Department of Education

United States
The Indiana Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

158 - Texas Education Agency

United States; United States
The Texas Education Agency is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: curriculum and [...]

159 - Connecticut State Department of Education

United States
The Connecticut State Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal points of these [...]

160 - New York State Education Department

United States
The New York State Education Department is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

161 - New Jersey Department of Education

United States
The New Jersey Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

162 - Alabama Department of Education

United States
The Alabama Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

163 - California Department of Education

United States
The California Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

164 - Maryland State Department of Education

United States
The Maryland State Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal points of these [...]

165 - Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

United States
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal points [...]

166 - Arizona Department of Education

United States
The Arizona Department of Education is the central governmental authority in this federal state of the U.S.A. It coordinates and regulates K-12 public education. A Board of Education supervises instruction in the public schools. Information of this website is mainly addressed to teachers, parents and pupils/ students.- The following issues are focal points of these pages: [...]

167 - The Educational Testing Service Network

international
Educational Testing Service is the world's premier educational measurement institution and a leader in educational research. A private nonprofit company, dedicated to serving the needs of individuals, educational institutions and agencies, and governmental bodies in 181 countries, ETS develops and annually administers more than 11 million tests worldwide on behalf of clients [...]

168 - Association of Language Testers in Europe

Europe
This website is intended to give a comprehensive introduction to ALTE, its member organisations, their joint aims and the projects they are involved in together. The site is organised as follows. The Introduction to ALTE describes the rationale behind the founding of ALTE, lists its current membership and states its aims and objectives. The ALTE Framework gives details of the [...]

169 - (Ministry) Department of Basic Education, South Africa

South Africa, Republic
This is the official website of the Ministry for Basic (primary and secondary) Education in South Africa. The website provides information on school development, different forms of performance assessment, materials for educators / teachers, information on educational management and administrative questions. Furthermore, you will find information on educational programmes like [...]

170 - The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)

United States
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) serves education leaders in middle level schools and high schools, including administrators, teachers, students, and others interested in education and the welfare of today\'s youth. The site provides a wide range of services for members and non-members as professional development programs, information about [...]

171 - Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)

India
The Council was founded in 1958 in order to coordinate school examinations in anglo-Indian schools, and conducts examinations at three levels (ten year, twelve year and vocational education). Its objective is to permit as much diversity as possible for the development of schools within a democratic framework. The home page offers further information, also on teacher training, [...]

172 - Alberta Education

Canada
The Ministry has the following responsibilities: Develops curriculum and sets standards. Evaluates curriculum and assesses outcomes. Teacher development and certification. Supports special needs students. Funds and supports school boards. Aboriginal and francophone education. Oversees basic education policy and regulations.

173 - Prince Edward Island Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Canada
The website of the ministry provides information on education programmes for early education and school education, legislation and publications.

174 - New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER)

New Zealand
The New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) offers educational research, publications and seminars in New Zealand. NZCER's current mission is to support educators through research, resources, and information. The web site contains information about: research programmes; advisory, library and information services; pedagogical and psychological test advisory [...]

175 - International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)

international
The IEA is an international cooperative of national research institutions and governmental research agencies from almost 70 countries worldwide. Since it was founded in 1958, the IEA has carried out more than 30 international large-scale comparative studies of educational achievement. Some prominent examples are the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, TIMSS, [...]

176 - Commission d´évaluation de l´enseignement collégial du Québec (CEEC)

Canada
The Commission d´évaluation de l´enseignement collégial du Québec (CEEC) is an – from the government independently acting – organization whose evaluation mandate covers most aspects of college education, with special emphasis on student achievement and programs of studies. Legislation attributes the power to evaluate and make recommendations, as well as declaratory [...]

177 - National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

United States
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America´s students know and can do in various subject areas. Assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history. Since NAEP assessments are administered [...]

178 - Comité National d'Evaluation des établissements publics à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel (CNE)

France
This institution examines and evaluates universities, schools and other (cultural) establishments in charge of the Education Ministry. It prepares recommendations for improving quality and efficiency of the French education system. The homepage contains links to: a description of CNE, contact addresses, phone numbers and e-mail numbers of CNE, full-text information of [...]

179 - The Standards and Testing Agency (STA)

United Kingdom
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education, is now responsible for the development and delivery of all statutory assessments from early years to the end of key stage 3. This work was previously carried out by the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency, which ceased its final remaining functions in March 2012.

180 - Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

Australia
ACER is one of the world\'s leading educational research centres, committed to creating and distributing research-based knowledge, products and services to improve learning across the lifespan in both formal and informal settings. The website provides a wide range of information about the following main areas: its various research programmes, school and university testing, [...]

181 - Centraal Instituut voor Toetsontwikkeling (CITO)

Netherlands
CITO is specialized in the development of tests, exams, the assessment of learning results and certification. Using these specialisms as a starting-point CITO contributes to the improvement of educational quality. The institute has become widely known for its Primary Education Final Test and the national exams. Since its foundation in 1968 the institute has developed a broad [...]