PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bergbauer, Annika B.
AU  - Hanushek, Eric A.
AU  - Woessmann, Ludger
TI  - Testing
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.0520-10886R1
DP  - 2021 Oct 13
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 0520-10886R1
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2021/10/07/jhr.0520-10886R1.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2021/10/07/jhr.0520-10886R1.full
AB  - The significant expansion of student testing has not generally been linked to educational outcomes. We investigate how different testing regimes – providing varying information to parents, teachers, and decision makers – relate to student achievement. We exploit PISA data for two million students in 59 countries observed from 2000-2015. Removing country and year fixed effects, we investigate how testing reforms affect country performance. In low- and medium-performing countries, more standardized testing is associated with higher student achievement, while added internal reporting and teacher monitoring are not. But in high-performing countries expansion of standardized internal testing and teacher monitoring appears harmful.