Education Reform for Raising Economic Competitiveness

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When Do Numbers Count? The Differential Impact of the PISA Rating and Ranking on Education Policy in Germany and the US (2013, background): “within a global market, states are constantly in need of improving their education systems.(19) In this respect, comparative studies are an instrument for revealing the ‘best practices’ available that then can be emulated by poorer performers.”
Education policies for raising student learning: the Finnish approach (2007, methodology): “Because the focus of teaching in Finland is typically on learning, rather than on preparing students for tests (Berry & Sahlberg, 2006), different teaching methods are employed without fear of failure throughout the school system.”
Rethinking accountability in a knowledge society (2010, background): “High-stakes testing systems are, according to growing number of researchers, including Au (2007), Berry and Sahlberg (2006), Nichols and Berliner (2007), Loeb et al. (2008), and Shirley (2008), narrowing curricula, increasing the practice of presentation-recitation instructional modes, stifling…”