IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016 - Assessment Framework

The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) investigates the ways in which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens in a range of countries in the second decade of the 21st century. ICCS 2016 is a continuation of a study initiated in 2009. This document outlines the framework and assessment design for the ICCS 2016.
ICCS 2016 will report on student knowledge and understanding of key aspects of civics and citizenship, as well as student attitudes to, and engagement with, civic life. This survey is intended to respond to enduring and emerging challenges of educating young people in a world where contexts of democracy and civic participation continue to change. New developments include the increase in the use of social media as a tool for civic engagement, growing concerns about global threats and sustainable development, as well as recognition of the role of schools in fostering peaceful ways of interaction between young people.

List of contents

1. Overview.- 2. Civic and Citizenship Framework.- 3. Contextual Framework.- 4.Assessment Design.- 5. References.- 6. Appendices.

Summary

The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) investigates the ways in which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens in a range of countries in the second decade of the 21st century. ICCS 2016 is a continuation of a study initiated in 2009. This document outlines the framework and assessment design for the ICCS 2016.

ICCS 2016 will report on student knowledge and understanding of key aspects of civics and citizenship, as well as student attitudes to, and engagement with, civic life. This survey is intended to respond to enduring and emerging challenges of educating young people in a world where contexts of democracy and civic participation continue to change. New developments include the increase in the use of social media as a tool for civic engagement, growing concerns about global threats and sustainable development, as well as recognition of the role of schools in fostering peaceful ways of interaction between young people.

Product details

• Authors: Gabriela Agrusti, Gabriella Agrusti, Joh Ainley, John Ainley, Julian Fraillon, Julian et a Fraillon, Bruno Losito, Wolfra Schulz, Wolfram Schulz
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319393568
• ISBN: 978-3-31-939356-8
• No. of pages: 97
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 299 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 346 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 97 p.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; B, Bildungssysteme und -strukturen, Bildungsstrategien und -politik, Educational Policy, Education, assessment, International and Comparative Education, Educational strategies & policy, Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, Educational Policy and Politics, Education and state, Comparative education, International education, Assessment and Testing