This assignment
consists of making 6 slides with the notes needed to present these slides. The
total time of presentation of these 6 slides should be between 10 and 12
minutes, so make sure to have notes of around 250 words per slide. This assignment
is part of a group project, the part that you are responsible for includes the
following:
Introduction: 1 slide
Background: 5 slides.
Overview of standardized indicators of academic achievement
- PISA
Overview of local and national curricula and assessment
Do not include any conclusions.
Have some visual aids in the slides and not a lot of text.
Guiding Q:
To what extent does an educational emphasis on standardized and internationally accepted indicators of academic achievement, as reflected in international PISA tests, differ from an emphasis on curriculum and modes of assessment for unique local and national needs?
Articles/References to be used:
Adamson, et al. (2017). PISA, policymaking and political pantomime: Education policy referencing between England and Hong Kong, Comparative Education, 52(2), 192- 208.
Auld, Rappleye, & Morris (2019). PISA for development: How the OECD and World Bank shaped education governance post-2015, Comparative Education, 55(2), 197 – 219. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050068.2018.1538635
Kim (2018). School accountability and standard-based education reform: The recall of social efficiency movement and scientific management, International Journal of Education Development (IJED), 60, 80-87.
Klemencic & Mirazchiyski (2018). League tables in educational evidence-based policy-making: Can we stop the horse race, please?, Comparative Education, 54(3), 309-324.