Research Fellow, Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment, University of Oxford
Jenny Lenkeit is a Research Fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment.
Jenny received her PhD in Education from the University of Hamburg and a Master’s degree in Empirical Educational Research and Comparative Education from the Humboldt University of Berlin.
Jenny’s work relates to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) and she is currently working on the ‘PIRLS for Teachers‘ project funded by the ESRC Impact Acceleration Award. Jenny’s research interests are moreover focused on the conceptual and methodological link between international large-scale assessments and educational effectiveness research, cross cultural comparisons, the impact of large scale assessments on educational policy-making, and educational inequalities related to socioeconomic background and immigration.
Why global education rankings don't reveal the whole picture
Feb 17, 2017 00:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Country rankings in international education tests such as PISA and TIMSS are often used to compare and contrast education systems across a range of countries. But it isnt always an even playing field. This is because...
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