Public Examinations Examined

This book addresses current issues related to the development, administration, scoring and usage of public examinations. High-stakes public examinations exert a dominant influence on education systems in Asia, Africa, Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. They tend to have a major...

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Main Authors: Kellaghan, Thomas, Greaney, Vincent
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Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2019
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spelling okr-10986-323522021-04-23T14:05:13Z Public Examinations Examined Kellaghan, Thomas Greaney, Vincent EXAMINATIONS SELECTION STANDARDS MALPRACTICE CERTIFICATION EQUITY ADMINISTRATION DISABILITY VALIDITY EDUCATION QUALITY STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT CURRICULUM SECONDARY EDUCATION EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION STANDARDS This book addresses current issues related to the development, administration, scoring and usage of public examinations. High-stakes public examinations exert a dominant influence on education systems in Asia, Africa, Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. They tend to have a major influence on teacher and student behavior, especially at the middle and upper levels of secondary education. The content of past examination papers tends to dictate what is taught and how it is taught and, more important, what is learned and how it is learned. This volume identifies key issues and problems related to examinations in a large number of emerging economies as well as in a number of OECD countries. Examination agencies, many of which have followed the same procedures over decades, can learn from the successes and failures of other systems. By changing aspects of these examinations, especially their content and format, education systems can have a strong positive impact on teacher and student learning, help raise student achievement levels, and better prepare students for tertiary-level education and for employment. The primary target audience for the book is public examination officials in national, regional, and state examination boards. The book should also be of interest to senior educational policy makers concerned with certification and learning achievement standards, for governmental and tertiary agencies responsible for student selection, and for professionals at development agencies. 2019-09-06T19:31:43Z 2019-09-06T19:31:43Z 2019-10-29 Book http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/208231572358210940/Public-Examinations-Examined 978-1-4648-1418-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32352 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic EXAMINATIONS
SELECTION
STANDARDS
MALPRACTICE
CERTIFICATION
EQUITY
ADMINISTRATION
DISABILITY
VALIDITY
EDUCATION QUALITY
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
CURRICULUM
SECONDARY EDUCATION
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION STANDARDS
spellingShingle EXAMINATIONS
SELECTION
STANDARDS
MALPRACTICE
CERTIFICATION
EQUITY
ADMINISTRATION
DISABILITY
VALIDITY
EDUCATION QUALITY
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
CURRICULUM
SECONDARY EDUCATION
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION STANDARDS
Kellaghan, Thomas
Greaney, Vincent
Public Examinations Examined
description This book addresses current issues related to the development, administration, scoring and usage of public examinations. High-stakes public examinations exert a dominant influence on education systems in Asia, Africa, Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. They tend to have a major influence on teacher and student behavior, especially at the middle and upper levels of secondary education. The content of past examination papers tends to dictate what is taught and how it is taught and, more important, what is learned and how it is learned. This volume identifies key issues and problems related to examinations in a large number of emerging economies as well as in a number of OECD countries. Examination agencies, many of which have followed the same procedures over decades, can learn from the successes and failures of other systems. By changing aspects of these examinations, especially their content and format, education systems can have a strong positive impact on teacher and student learning, help raise student achievement levels, and better prepare students for tertiary-level education and for employment. The primary target audience for the book is public examination officials in national, regional, and state examination boards. The book should also be of interest to senior educational policy makers concerned with certification and learning achievement standards, for governmental and tertiary agencies responsible for student selection, and for professionals at development agencies.
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Greaney, Vincent
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publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
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