Education for All, supported by the international community, emphasizes the importance of learning quality. This book focuses on the use of assessment to monitor and evaluate learning in Sub-Saharan African countries. It deals with four major aspects of educational assessment: public (external) examinations, national assessments of educational achievement levels, international assessments, and classroom assessment practices. Coverage of public examinations includes a review of their quality, their potential for leveraging reform, and their positive and negative impacts on the nature of...
Education for All, supported by the international community, emphasizes the importance of learning quality. This book focuses on the use of assessment...
In a world where students will have to co-exist with people different from themselves, sensitivity and openness to diversity ethnic, religious, linguistic, and ability-related is a core part of any good education. 'Social Cohesion through Education' provides case studies and tools to help educators, policymakers, and the development community improve the ways in which education systems can promote tolerance and respect for diversity through improved management of existing inputs such as curriculum and textbook reform. The book address different issues in different countries and regions, but...
In a world where students will have to co-exist with people different from themselves, sensitivity and openness to diversity ethnic, religious, lingui...
As knowledge increasingly replaces raw materials and labor as a key resource in economic development, the availability of human knowledge and skills is critical in determining a country's rate of economic development and its competitiveness in international markets. The growing use of national assessment capacity has enabled ministries of education across the world to describe national levels of learning achievement in key subject areas; compare achievement levels of key subgroups, such as boys and girls, ethnic groups, urban and rural students, and public and private school students; and...
As knowledge increasingly replaces raw materials and labor as a key resource in economic development, the availability of human knowledge and skills i...
Implementing a National Assessment of Educational Achievement, the third volume in the five-part National Assessments of Educational Achievement series, focuses on practical issues in the implementation of a national assessment. These include the representation of key educational stakeholders, required personnel and facilities, and the sequence of administrative activities in implementing an assessment. Particular attention is focused on sampling, such as defining the population to be assessed, elements of sampling theory, and the selection of schools and students to take part in an...
Implementing a National Assessment of Educational Achievement, the third volume in the five-part National Assessments of Educational Achievement serie...
Analyzing Data from a National Assessment of Educational Achievement is the fourth of five volumes in the National Assessments of Educational Achievement series. Part I provides a general introduction to the statistical analyses normally carried out in large-scale assessments. These include the calculation of measures of central tendency and dispersion, standard errors, and correlation; comparing mean scores; and identifying low and high performers. Part II describes item and test analysis using both classical test and item response theories. Topics addressed include analysis of pilot and...
Analyzing Data from a National Assessment of Educational Achievement is the fourth of five volumes in the National Assessments of Educational Achievem...
L'evaluation efficace de la performance des systemes educatifs est un element essentiel de la mise au point de politiques visant a optimiser le developpement du capital humain dans le monde. Les cinq manuels de la collection Evaluations nationales des acquis scolaires introduisent les concepts cles des evaluations nationales du niveau de performances des eleves, dont les questions politiques a traiter dans la conception et la mise en 'uvre des evaluations ou le developpement d'un test, la conception d'un questionnaire, l'echantillonnage, l'organisation et la mise en 'uvre de la collecte de...
L'evaluation efficace de la performance des systemes educatifs est un element essentiel de la mise au point de politiques visant a optimiser le develo...
La mise en oeuvre reussie d'une evaluation nationale des acquis scolaires est une tache complexe requerant des connaissances, des competences, et des ressources considerables. Les retombees des evaluations nationales correctement realisees peuvent etre substantielles en termes de qualite de l'information fournie sur les niveaux de performance des eleves ainsi que sur les facteurs, scolaires ou non, susceptibles de contribuer a les ameliorer. Inversement, le - cout - d'une evaluation nationale mal realisee peut etre une information inexacte sur les niveaux de performance des eleves et les...
La mise en oeuvre reussie d'une evaluation nationale des acquis scolaires est une tache complexe requerant des connaissances, des competences, et des ...
La connaissance remplacant progressivement les matieres premieres et la main-d'oeuvre en tant que ressource cle du developpement economique, la disponibilite de savoirs et savoir-faire humains est cruciale pour determiner le taux de developpement economique d'un pays et sa competitivite sur le marche international. L'utilisation croissante de la capacite nationale d'evaluation a permis aux ministeres de l'Education de decrire les niveaux nationaux des acquis des eleves dans les principales disciplines et de comparer ceux des principaux sous-groupes (tels que les garcons et les filles, les...
La connaissance remplacant progressivement les matieres premieres et la main-d'oeuvre en tant que ressource cle du developpement economique, la dispon...
La evaluacion efectiva del desempeno de los sistemas educativos es un componente clave en la formulacion de politicas para optimizar el desarrollo del capital humano en todo el mundo. Los cinco libros de la serie Evaluaciones nacionales del rendimiento academico presentan conceptos clave de las evaluaciones nacionales de los niveles de rendimiento estudiantil, desde las cuestiones normativas que deben abordarse cuando se disena y se lleva a cabo las evaluaciones, hasta el desarrollo de las pruebas, el muestreo, la depuracion de datos, las estadisticas, la redaccion de informes y el uso de los...
La evaluacion efectiva del desempeno de los sistemas educativos es un componente clave en la formulacion de politicas para optimizar el desarrollo del...
Focuses on the practical tasks involved in running a large-scale national assessment programme. Part I gives an overview, Part II a methodology to select a representative student sample, Part III how to clean and manage data, and Part IV useful pre-analysis steps such estimates, survey weights, and similar.
Focuses on the practical tasks involved in running a large-scale national assessment programme. Part I gives an overview, Part II a methodology to se...
