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  • Bergbauer, Annika B.

    (ifo Institute)

  • Hanushek, Eric A.

    (Stanford University)

  • Woessmann, Ludger

    (ifo Institute and LMU Munich)

Abstract

We investigate the achievement impact of alternative uses of student assessments. Our dataset covers over 2 million students in 59 countries observed over 6 waves in the international PISA test 2000-2015. Our empirical model exploits the country panel dimension to investigate assessment reforms over time, taking out country and year fixed effects. The expansion of standardized external comparisons, both school-based and student-based, is associated with improvements in student achievement. The effect of school-based comparison is stronger in low-performing countries. By contrast, solely internal testing without external comparison and internal teacher monitoring including inspectorates do not affect student achievement.

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  • Bergbauer, Annika B. & Hanushek, Eric A. & Woessmann, Ludger, 2018. "Testing," Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series 122, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition.
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    student assessment; testing; accountability; student achievement; international; pisa;
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    JEL classification:

    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
    • L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • P51 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems

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