What Matters Most for Student Assessment Systems : A Framework Paper

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of what matters most for building a more effective student assessment system. The focus is on systems for assessing student learning and achievement at the primary and secondary levels. The paper...

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Main Author:	Clarke, Marguerite
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACHIEVEMENT TESTS APTITUDE ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT EXERCISE ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES ASSESSMENT SYSTEM BACKWASH EFFECT BENEFITS OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES CAPACITY BUILDING CAREER CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATION CLASS SIZE CLASSROOM CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION CLASSROOM LEVEL CLASSROOM TEACHER CLASSROOM TEACHERS CLASSROOMS COMPLETION RATES COMPULSORY EDUCATION CURRICULA CURRICULUM DATA PROCESSING DECISION MAKING DISADVANTAGED GROUPS EARLY GRADES EARLY READING ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION AID EDUCATION BUDGET EDUCATION COMMUNITY EDUCATION MINISTRIES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION STRATEGY EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EDUCATORS EFFECT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ELEMENTS ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ENROLLMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION OFFICE EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE EXAMINATION PROCESS EXAMINATION QUESTIONS EXAMINATION RESULTS EXAMINATION SCORES EXAMINATION SYSTEMS EXAMINATIONS EXTERNAL EXAMINATION FOUNDATION SKILLS GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE HIGH SCHOOL HIGH STAKES EXAMINATIONS HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS INSTRUCTION INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT INTERVENTIONS ITEM BANK LANGUAGE GROUP LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING STANDARDS LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERACY LITERATURE MATHEMATICS MULTIPLE CHOICE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION BUDGET NATIONAL POLICY MAKERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFICIAL CURRICULUM PAPERS POLITICAL INFLUENCE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE TUTORING PROBLEM SOLVING PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS PUPIL SPENDING QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY STANDARDS QUOTA SYSTEMS READING READING SKILLS RELIABILITY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SCIENCE STUDY SCORES SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT POPULATION STUDENT RESPONSES SUBJECT AREAS SUBJECTS TEACHER TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TEACHING TECHNICAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES TERTIARY LEVEL TEST DESIGN TEST ITEM TEST RESULTS TEST SCORE TEST SCORES TEXTBOOKS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TRANSPARENCY UNIVERSITIES UPPER SECONDARY VALIDITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16238771/matters-most-student-assessment-systems-framework-paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17471