Międzynarodowe porównawcze badania w zakresie edukacji obywatelskiej – historia rozwoju i kluczowe obszary analiz
International large-scale assessments in civic education – history of the development and main focus areas

Summary/Abstract: The article provides an overview of the international large-scale assessments in the field of civic education conducted since the 1970s by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). The article presents basic information on each study edition and a brief history of their development, including the challenges associated with comparative cross-country studies in this specific field. Special emphasis is placed on the ICCS – International Civic and Citizenship Study – third edition of this study was conducted in 2022. Some results from the previous editions of the study, conducted also in Poland, are presented. The study show significant differences in students’ achievements within and among participating countries. While socio-economic factors associated with students’ home environment proved particularly significant from the perspective of students’ achievements, school-level factors that are positively associated with civic knowledge were also identified. Data from the study on students’ civic knowledge, as well as students’ civic attitudes and behaviors, provide researchers with broad opportunities for conducting secondary analyses.

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