Civics and Citizenship Assessment

Publication Date

1-2026

Subjects

Citizenship education, Evaluation, Frameworks, Citizen participation, Civics, Adolescents, Year 8, International comparisons, Political attitudes, Democracy, Tests, Measures

Abstract

This chapter from the open access book ‘Promoting K-12 Civic Learning and Engagement Through Assessment’ edited  by Hamilton, Rikoon and  Kidd, discusses ways of measuring aspects of civic and citizenship education (CCE) cross-nationally with a specific focus on the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) commissioned by the IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement). The chapter starts with a brief overview of the main characteristics of the study, the legacy with previous IEA surveys of civic education, and the assessment design including a description of the cognitive and affective-behavioral dimensions that are measured in the survey. It presents key findings from the last study cycle (ICCS 2022) related to students’ civic knowledge and citizenship self-efficacy. It also includes information about attitudes and engagement indicators as well as school/classroom contexts related to two of the focus areas of ICCS 2022: sustainability and young people's views of the political system. The closing section discusses present and future challenges in gauging civic and citizenship education cross-nationally.

Place of Publication

New York

Publisher

Routledge

ISBN

978-1-003-47682-5

DOI

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003476825-8

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