Assessment & Measurement / Method
Cross-national assessment
Definition
A regional or international learning assessment that uses a common agreed framework and similar procedures across participating systems to produce comparable learning-outcome data.
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Cross-national assessments support comparison across education systems and can provide contextual information about students, teachers, schools, and equity.
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Sources and evidence
- UNESCO UIS National Education Statistical Capacity Assessment — PDF p. 56 · report p. 59 — Chapter 5 Learning assessments component — cross-national assessments (CNAs) (direct)