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Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability
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Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability

1874-8597

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11092

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1042 7 7 5
Psychology 1092 7 8 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 17
Documents by Best Scientists*: 19
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 43
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.138
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability?

The aim of Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability is to expand the discussion of research in Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Public relations, Academic achievement and Quality (business). The journal facilitates discussions on Mathematics education that incorporate concepts from other fields like Test (assessment) and Higher education. The work on Test (assessment) addressed in it expands to the thematically related Applied psychology.

The work on Higher education presented in Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability focuses on Course evaluation in particular. It focuses on Pedagogy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Data collection, Context (language use), Perception and Process (engineering). Studies on Perception discussed in the journal link to the field of Social psychology.

The research on Academic achievement tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Multilevel model and Achievement test. The journal is focused mainly on Formative assessment, particularly Summative assessment. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Educational assessment as it also encompasses Policy analysis.

  • Mathematics education (33.21%)
  • Pedagogy (22.38%)
  • Public relations (13.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Developing the theory of formative assessment (1461 citations)
  • Good education in an age of measurement: on the need to reconnect with the question of purpose in education (740 citations)
  • Adaptation of Kirkpatrick’s four level model of training criteria to assessment of learning outcomes and program evaluation in Higher Education (147 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability:

The main points discussed in the most cited papers deal with Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Academic achievement, Educational assessment and Management science. The journal publications are focused mainly on Mathematics education, particularly Formative assessment. The most cited publications explore issues in Educational assessment which can be linked to other research areas like Subjectification, Educational quality and Focus (linguistics).

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Social science
  • Statistics
  • Pedagogy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Test (assessment), Public relations, Mathematics education, Achievement test and Item response theory are the focal point of discussions in Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability. The Test (assessment) works featured in it incorporate elements from Public administration and Reading (process). The studies in Public relations featured incorporate elements of Interpretation (philosophy), Process (engineering) and Standardized test.

The research on Mathematics education discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Phenomenon. Comparative education, Academic achievement, Contrast (statistics) and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study are some topics wherein Achievement test research discussed in the journal have an impact. The journal explores research in Perception alongside concepts in Professional development and other areas of study in Focus group and Formative assessment.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Student perceptions of assessment feedback: a critical scoping review and call for research (7 citations)
  • Is Canada really an education superpower? The impact of non-participation on results from PISA 2015 (3 citations)
  • Assessing the comparability of teacher-related constructs in TIMSS 2015 across 46 education systems: an alignment optimization approach (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Guri Skedsmo (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Stephan Gerhard Huber (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Audrey Amrein-Beardsley (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gerry McNamara (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joe O’Hara (6 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Oslo (27 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Arizona State University (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Gothenburg (9 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vanderbilt University (6 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 8.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.42% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.03% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.09% of all publications and 45.45% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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Top Publications

  • Academic Resilience: Underlying Norms and Validity of Definitions.

    Wangqiong Ye;Rolf Strietholt;Sigrid Blömeke

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • A Multidimensional Adapted Process Model of Teaching

    Riitta-Leena Metsäpelto;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Mirva Heikkilä;Jukka Husu

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • Mapping the constellation of assessment discourses: a scoping review study on assessment competence, literacy, capability, and identity

    (2022)
    25 Citations
  • What’s on the syllabus? An analysis of assessment criteria in first year courses across US and Spanish universities

    Anastasiya A. Lipnevich;Ernesto Panadero;Kalina Gjicali;Juan Fraile

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Measures of long-term trends in mathematics: linking large-scale assessments over 50 years

    Erika Majoros;Monica Rosén;Stefan Johansson;Jan-Eric Gustafsson

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Enhanced use of educational accountability data to monitor educational progress of Australian students with focus on Indigenous students

    Joy Cumming;Harvey Goldstein;Harvey Goldstein;Kirstine Hand

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Assessment policies and practices in contexts of diversity: unravelling the tensions

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • One size does not fit all: a concurrent analysis of the framework for teaching and the Classroom Strategies Assessment System

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Principals may inflate teacher evaluation scores to achieve important goals

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Is more child-initiated always better? Exploring relations between child-initiated instruction and preschoolers’ school readiness

    (2022)
    5 Citations

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