A Brief History of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (TEA)

ABSTRACT The origins and development of the IEA are traced from its origins with a group of assessment professionals to its status as a major international organisation carrying out large‐scale educational surveys. The paper describes the people and the projects in its short history and looks at its future prospects.

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