INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS

EDS441

Course Code: EDS441
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Evaluates reports on international student assessment studies.
Analyses test plans used in international student assessment studies.
Evaluates the items used in international student assessment studies.
Analyse data by deciding on appropriate statistics to answer the research question using data sets of international student assessment studies.
Can make inferences from the results of research articles that use international student assessment study data.
Makes generalisations regarding the use of international student assessment study data for the purpose of improving the educational process.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course will examine international student assessment programs that enable international comparisons by measuring students' knowledge and skill levels in specific domains. Within the scope of the course, the PISA, TIMSS, and PIRLS assessments will be analyzed through national and international reports, focusing on their objectives, assessment frameworks and approaches, performance levels and their definitions, and the assessment instruments used. In the course, students are required to evaluate the cognitive and affective scale items used in these international assessments, discuss the alignment of these items with the assessment framework, and perform a criterion-referenced evaluation of the assessment results within the framework, as well as a norm-referenced evaluation through international comparisons. Furthermore, they are required to examine the datasets from the respective assessments to answer sample research questions and to evaluate quantitative research articles that have been conducted using the data from these assessments.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction, Course Aims and Objectives
2^nd Week	Introduction to International Student Assessment Programs (PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS)
3^rd Week	Introduction to International Student Assessment Programs (PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS)
4^th Week	Introduction to International Student Assessment Programs (PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS)
5^th Week	Evaluation of the Test Blueprints of International Student Assessment Programs
6^th Week	Evaluation of the Test Blueprints of International Student Assessment Programs
7^th Week	Criterian and Norm Referenced Evaluation of the International Student Assessment Results for Turkish Students
8^th Week	Criterian and Norm Referenced Evaluation of the International Student Assessment Results for Turkish Students
9^th Week	Analysis of Data from International Student Assessment Programs
10^th Week	Analysis of Data from International Student Assessment Programs
11^th Week	Analysis of Data from International Student Assessment Programs
12^th Week	Review of Research Articles on International Student Assessment Programs
13^th Week	Review of Research Articles on International Student Assessment Programs
14^th Week	Review of Research Articles on International Student Assessment Programs
15^th Week	Overview

Recommended or Required Reading

-OECD (2023), PISA 2022 Results (Volume I): The State of Learning and Equity in Education, PISA, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/53f23881-en.
-MEB. (2024). PISA 2022 Türkiye Raporu.
-Mullis, I. V. S., von Davier, M., Foy, P., Fishbein, B., Reynolds, K. A., & Wry, E. (2023). PIRLS 2021 International Results in Reading. Boston College, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center. https://doi.org/10.6017/lse.tpisc.tr2103.kb5342
-von Davier, M., Kennedy, A., Reynolds, K., Fishbein, B., Khorramdel, L., Aldrich, C., Bookbinder, A., Bezirhan, U., & Yin, L. (2024). TIMSS 2023 International Results in Mathematics and Science. Boston College, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center. https://doi.org/10.6017/lse.tpisc.timss.rs6460

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Case Study
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	3	30
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	6	6
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	15	15
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	8	8
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	3	6	18
Total Work Load			119
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.96
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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