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Harold J. Noah and Max A. Eckstein (2005?). Three decades of collaboration. Selections from the works of Harold J. Noah and Max A. Eckstein. Teachers College, Columbia University New York. Website publication on http://www.hku.hk/cerc/part0.htm/. Contents of part III:

• Comparative School Achievement 
• National Case Study Report
• International Study of School Achievement 
• Reflections
• The Two Faces of Examinations 
• Tradeoffs in Examination Policies: An International Comparative Perspective
• Secondary School Examinations: International Perspectives on Policies and Practice
• An International Perspective on National Standards 
• A Comparative Assessment of Assessment 
• An International Comparison of End-of-Secondary School Examinations 

• A perceptive paper on trust in assessments, by an expert-by-experience. The particular case discussed is the 'maturité' in Switserland, the lessons learnt are applied to the UK system.