Progress in Reading Literacy in National and International Context. The Impact of PIRLS 2006 in 12 Countries

von: Knut Schwippert, Jenny Lenkeit (Hrsg.)

Waxmann Verlag GmbH, 2012

ISBN: 9783830976660 , 268 Seiten

Format: PDF, OL

Kopierschutz: frei

Windows PC,Mac OSX für alle DRM-fähigen eReader Apple iPad, Android Tablet PC's Online-Lesen für: Windows PC,Mac OSX,Linux

Preis: 26,90 EUR

Mehr zum Inhalt

Progress in Reading Literacy in National and International Context. The Impact of PIRLS 2006 in 12 Countries


 

Contents

6

Foreword

8

Chapter 1 Introduction

10

1.1 Overview

10

1.2 PIRLS 2001 and 2006

10

1.3 Relevance and Benefit of Large-Scale Assessments in Education

13

1.4 The Impact of PIRLS Project

18

1.5 Structure of the Book

21

Chapter 2 PIRLS 2006 in Brief

24

2.1 Introduction

24

2.2 Assessing Reading Literacy in PIRLS 2006

25

2.3 The PIRLS 2006 Target Population

28

2.4 PIRLS 2006 International Findings

29

2.5 Conclusion

43

Chapter 3 The Impact of PIRLS in Austria

48

3.1 Austria at a Glance1

48

3.2 Austria’s Education System as a Context for PIRLS

48

3.3 Austria’s Participation in Large-Scale Assessments

51

3.4 PIRLS 2006: National Results

53

3.6 The Impact of PIRLS 2006

56

3.7 Future Activities

58

3.8 Concluding Remarks

59

Chapter 4 The Impact of PIRLS in Belgium (Flemish)

62

4.1 Belgium and Flanders at a Glance

62

4.2 The Education System in Flanders

63

4.3 Experience with Large-Scale Assessments

65

4.4 National Results and the Impact of PIRLS

68

4.5 Conclusion

72

Chapter 5 The Impact of PIRLS in England

76

5.1 A Short Country Description

76

5.2 England’s Education System

76

5.3 The Country’s Current National Assessment System

77

5.4 The Country’s Experience in International Large-Scale Assessments

78

5.5 National Results, Impact, and (Expected) Long-Term Effects of PIRLS 2001 and 2006 Since the First Publication

79

5.6 Expected Future Activities

83

5.7 Concluding Remarks

83

Chapter 6 The Impact of PIRLS in Germany

86

6.1 A Short Country Description: Germany at a Glance

86

6.2 Germany’s Education System as a Context for PIRLS

87

6.3 Experience with Large-Scale Assessments

88

6.4 National Results and the Impact of PIRLS

92

6.5 Future Activities

99

6.6 Concluding Remarks

101

Chapter 7 The Impact of PIRLS in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China

108

7.1 Hong Kong at a Glance

108

7.2 Hong Kong’s Education System as a Context for PIRLS

108

7.3 Experience with Large-Scale Assessments

111

7.4 National Results and Impact of PIRLS

113

7.5 Impact of PIRLS 2006

116

7.6 Anticipated Future Activities

124

7.7 Concluding Remarks

124

Chapter 8 The Impact of PIRLS in Hungary

130

8.1 Hungary at a Glance

130

8.2 Hungary’s Education System as a Context for PIRLS

130

8.3 Hungary’s Experience of Large-Scale Assessments

132

8.4 National Results

134

8.5 Impact of PIRLS

136

8.6 Future Activities

137

8.7 Concluding Remarks

138

Chapter 9 The Impact of PIRLS in Latvia

140

9.1 Latvia at a Glance

140

9.2 Latvia’s Education System

141

9.3 Participation in Large-Scale Assessments

143

9.4 National Results and the Impact of PIRLS

144

9.5 Future Activities

148

9.6 Concluding Remarks

148

Chapter 10 The Impact of PIRLS in the Netherlands

152

10.1 The Netherlands at a Glance

152

10.2 The Netherlands’ Education System as a Context for PIRLS1

152

10.3 Experience with Large-Scale Assessments

155

10.4 PIRLS 2006: National Results

156

10.5 Impact of PIRLS 2006

158

10.6 Future Activities

160

10.7 Concluding Remarks

161

Chapter 11 The Impact of PIRLS in New Zealand

164

11.1 New Zealand at a Glance

164

11.2 New Zealand’s Education System

165

11.3 Experience in Large-Scale Assessments

169

11.4 PIRLS 2006: New Zealand Results and the Impact of PIRLS

171

11.5 Recent and Future Activities

178

11.6 Concluding Comments

179

Chapter 12 The Impact of PIRLS in the Russian Federation

184

12.1 The Russian Federation at a Glance

184

12.2 Russian Education System as a Context for PIRLS 2006

185

12.3 Russia’s Experience of National Large-Scale Assessment Programs

188

12.4 Russia’s Experience of International Large-Scale Assessment Programs

189

12.5 National Results, Impact, and Expected Long-Term Effects of PIRLS

191

12.6 Future Activities

194

12.7 Concluding Remarks

196

Chapter 13 The Impact of PIRLS in the Slovak Republic

200

13.1 The Slovak Republic at a Glance

200

13.2 The National Education System

200

13.3 Slovakia’s Experience of Large-Scale Assessments

203

13.4 National Results, Impact, and (Expected) Long-Term Effects of PIRLS

207

13.5 Expected Future Activities

210

13.6 Concluding Remarks

211

Chapter 14 The Impact of PIRLS in South Africa

212

14.1 South Africa at a Glance

212

14.2 South Africa’s Education System as a Context for PIRLS

213

14.3 South Africa’s Involvement in International and National Large-Scale Assessments of Education

215

14.4 National Results and the Impact of PIRLS

217

14.5 Future Activities

223

14.6 Concluding Comments

224

Chapter 15 The Impact of PIRLS in 12 Countries: A Comparative Summary

228

15.1 Nature and Structure of the Comparative Analysis

228

15.2 General Context Data: Countries at a Glance

229

15.3 Countries’ Education Systems as a Context for PIRLS

230

15.4 National PIRLS Results at a Glance

238

15.5 Reporting of PIRLS Results and the Impact of that Reporting

241

15.6 Impact of PIRLS

245

15.7 Concluding Comments

251

Chapter 16 Concluding Remarks

254

Bibliography of International PIRLS Publications 2001

258

Bibliography of International PIRLS Publications 2006

259

Information on the Contributing Authors

260