Educational Policy Evaluation through International Comparative Assessments

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PART A: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

Outcomes and Causal Inference in InternationalComparative Assessments

Quality and Credibility of International Studies

Educational Effectiveness Research and InternationalComparative Studies: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Studying Educational Inequality:Reintroducing Normative Notions

Calculating Standard Errors of Sample Statistics whenUsing International Large-Scale Assessment Data

Methodological Implementation of Multi Group MultilevelSEM with PIRLS 2011: Improving Reading Achievement

Econometric Methods for Causal Evaluation of Education Policies and Practices: A Non-Technical Guide

PART B: EMPIRICAL STUDIES

A Cross-country Comparison of the Effect of Family Social Capital on Reading Literacy, Based on PISA 2009

Institutional Structures of the Education System and Student Achievement: A Review of Cross-country Economic Research

Using Quantile Distance Functions to Assess Inter- and Intrasex Variability in PISA Achievement Scores

Using PISA Studies to Establish Generic Models of Educational Effectiveness

Has the Increased Access to Computers at Home Caused Reading Achievement to Decrease in Sweden?

A Country Level Longitudinal Study on the Effect of Student Age, Class Size and Socio-Economic Status – Based on PIRLS 2001, 2006 & 2011

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