Assessment Testing Can Be Used to Inform Policy Decisions : The Case of Jordan

Assessment Testing Can Be Used to Inform Policy Decisions : The Case of Jordan

Over the past two decades, the Jordanian education system has made significant advances. Net enrollment in basic education increased from 89 percent in 2000 to 97 percent in 2006. Transition rates to secondary education increased from 63 to 79 perc...

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Main Authors: Abdul-Hamid, Husein, Abu-Lebdeh, Khattab M., Patrinos, Harry Anthony
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES
ASSESSMENT TOOLS
BASIC EDUCATION
CALL
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT
COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION INITIATIVES
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION REFORMS
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL INPUTS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS
EDUCATIONAL OUTPUTS
EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
EDUCATIONAL REFORMS
EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION
EXAMS
FEMALE STUDENTS
GIRLS
HOMEWORK
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INSTRUCTION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
LABOR MARKETS
LABOUR FORCE
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LIFE SKILLS
LITERACY
LITERATURE
LOWER SECONDARY
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
NET ENROLLMENT
OPEN ACCESS
PAPERS
PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
PRIMARY CYCLE
PROBLEM SOLVING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC SCHOOL
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION
READING
REFORM EDUCATION
RESEARCHERS
SCHOOL CLIMATE
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL SIZE
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLING QUALITY
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE STUDY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENTS
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS
STUDY TOURS
SUBJECTS
TEACHER
TEACHER GUIDES
TEACHER MORALE
TEACHER QUALIFICATION
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
TEACHER RATIO
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEST ADMINISTRATION
TEST SCORES
TEXTBOOKS
UPPER SECONDARY
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3658

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3658

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