Methodology for the review of international large-scale assessments in education

This chapter describes the methodology used for the review of the large-scale assessments. The chapter explains how the three main objectives of PISA for Development (PISA-D) were used as a framework for analysing the different surveys and extracting key principles, guidelines, approaches and lessons from the reviewed surveys’ experiences, professional testing practices and approaches to provide recommendations and guidance for the PISA-D project.