抄録
International student assessments such as PISA and TIIVISS have been widely conducted in recent years and educational policy tends to be based on the result of the assessment. However in order to make the policy effective, it is important to understand international student assessment deeply. First, it is necessary to know what each assessment measures, and what the methodological issues are. Second, as for league table, it is important to pay attention to the number of countries participating, sampling error, and variance. Third, regarding the low motivation among Japanese students, it is common among developed countries for many students to go to higher education. In addition, there are some factors that are unique to Japan. Fourth, analysis from the viewpoint of gender may be effective for policy-makers and teachers. The international student assessments, although they have some limitations, can give us important messages. So it is necessary to give policy-makers and teachers feedback based on research and analysis.
