Metrics for Quality Education

There are ways for us to empirically measure the quality of the education system in our country/ society/ school

International Metrics for Primary to Secondary/ K-12 Schools

TIMSS and PIRLS International Study CenterHome page for TIMSS - Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - and PIRLS - Progress in International Reading Literacy Study.

www.oecd.org/pisa/

PISA - Programme for International Student Assessment

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students.

International Rankings of Universities

QS World University Rankings

See QS University Rankings

Times Higher Education World University Rankings

See THE University rankings

Academic Ranking of World Universities

See the Shanghai Academic Rankings

Indices: Human Development Index and the Human Capital Index

References

Read about UNICEF: Understanding Education Quality

About VVOB's Quality Education Vision

Quality of EducationIncreases to the quantity of education – as measured for example by mean years of schooling – has, for a long time, been the central focus of policy makers and academic debate. While increasing the access to education is important, the actual goal of providing schooling is to teach skills and transfer knowledge to students in the classroom. This entry focusses on the outcomes of schooling – the quality of education.

Read about Our World in Data - Quality of Education

(PDF) FEATURES OF QUALITY EDUCATIONPDF | Introduction. These two words, “quality” and “education” are commonly and carelessly used in every day discussion – especially among leaders and business men and women. Every leader promises to provide the populace with quality education. Many of such promises have come and...

Read Paper: Features of Quality Education

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