Assessment for Learning: The Added Value of Educational Monitoring

Dear Colleagues, 

After decades of educational monitoring worldwide, there is an unwieldy amount of scientific evidence available to researchers, policy makers and teachers as a point of reference for their professional actions. 

However, we have identified a few key questions remaining: How can all the empirical evidence gained from educational monitoring be put into practice, i.e., in teaching, school and counseling? Do the data available match the need for evidence to inform policy and practice? How can we create added value that makes educational monitoring a relevant point of reference for education policy decisions? This Special Issue invites contributions on educational research, educational administration and educational practice that take these three areas into account to explore elaborate approaches for the identification and collection of relevant data and their use for the further development of educational monitoring. Submissions that present and discuss innovative methodological approaches in this field are also welcome. 

Original research articles, conceptual articles and reviews are invited for submission. Manuscripts which tackle current issues in large-scale student or adult assessments, teaching practice, multidimensional goals in education and evidence-oriented teaching, counseling and work with children and youth are of particular interest; however, manuscripts outside of these areas will also be considered if suitably relevant. 

Prof. Dr. Christine Sälzer
Guest Editor

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• assessment
• educational monitoring
• empirical evidence
• value-added
• educational policy
• educational administration