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Academic Achievement Assessment

Principles and Methodology

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Authors:
  1. Huisheng Tian

    1. National Center for School Curriculum and Textbook Development, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China

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  2. Zhichang Sun

    1. Institute of Educational Research, Beijing, China

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  • The first book to investigate the principles and methods of academic achievement assessment

  • Pioneers the discussion on the philosophical basis of academic achievement assessment

  • Explores the objective system, proposition technology, questionnaire design and implementation of academic achievement assessment

  • Carries out a comprehensive comparison of the academic achievement assessment experiences in the US, Japan and China

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction to Academic Achievement Assessment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Historical Development of Academic Achievement Assessment

      • Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun
      Pages 3-13

    3. Overview of Academic Achievement Assessment

      • Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun
      Pages 15-34

  3. International Comparison of Academic Achievement Assessment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. Assessment Systems of International Organizations

      • Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun
      Pages 37-111

    3. Assessment Systems of Foreign Countries

      • Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun
      Pages 113-163

    4. Comparison of Assessment Systems and Its Implications

      • Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun
      Pages 165-193

  4. Theoretical System and Practical Strategy of Academic Achievement Assessment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. The Philosophical Foundation of Academic Achievement Assessment

      • Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun
      Pages 197-214

    3. Educational Psychology Basis of Academic Achievement Assessment

      • Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun
      Pages 215-248

    4. Metrology Basis of Academic Achievement Survey

      • Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun
      Pages 249-264

    5. Goal System and Test Techniques of Academic Achievement Survey

      • Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun
      Pages 265-291

    6. Questionnaire Design for Academic Achievement Assessment

      • Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun
      Pages 293-307

    7. Organization and Implementation of Academic Achievement Survey

      • Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun
      Pages 309-338

    8. Academic Achievement Surveys and the Improvement of Education and Teaching

      • Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun
      Pages 339-357
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About this book

This book consists of introduction to academic achievement assessment, international comparison of academic achievement assessment and reference, as well as theoretical system and practice strategy of academic achievement assessment. The study indicates that the development trends of foreign academic achievement assessment are: establishing a complete education quality monitoring system; paying more attention to the function and value of independent education quality monitoring institution and intermediary organization; the orientation based on the integrated development of students growing more apparent; marching from “evaluation of study” to “evaluation for study”; and placing educational equity in a prominent position. This book is easy to understand and readable for professionals like teachers, educational researchers and particularly those engaged in academic achievement.

Authors and Affiliations

  • National Center for School Curriculum and Textbook Development, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China

    Huisheng Tian

  • Institute of Educational Research, Beijing, China

    Zhichang Sun

About the authors

Huisheng Tian graduated from Department of Education in Northwest Normal University in 1985, and got PhD from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) in 1992. Now he is the president of National Institute of Education Sciences and the director of National Center for School Curriculum and Textbook Development Ministry of Education. He is engaged in researches on education policy, curriculum and instruction, educational experiments, the reforms of basic education and training graduates cooperatively. He published more than 100 academic papers, and dozens of books and textbooks. He attended “the first New Century National Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talents Project” and earned Special government allowances of the State Council.

Zhichang Sun graduated from Department of History in Northwest Normal University in 1987, and got PhD from Beijing Normal University in 2010. He was the vice dean of Curriculum and Instructional Research Center of China National Institute for Educational Research, and now he is associate professor of National Institute of Education Sciences. His research interests are curriculum and instruction, educational evaluation and learning science. He published more than 50 academic papers, more than 10 books and textbooks with over 80 volumes for primary and middle students.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Academic Achievement Assessment

  • Book Subtitle: Principles and Methodology

  • Authors: Huisheng Tian, Zhichang Sun

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56198-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany and Educational Science Publishing House 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-56196-6Published: 20 June 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-58571-9Published: 19 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-56198-0Published: 07 June 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 357

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with Educational Science Publishing House, Beijing, China

  • Topics: Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, International and Comparative Education

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