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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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111201145321 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3658 |
| Summary: | 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 percent in the same
period. At the same time, Jordan made significant gains on
international surveys of student achievement, with a
particularly impressive gain of almost 30 points on the
science portion of the Third International Mathematics and
Science Study. Changes in test scores over time are
presented and analyzed using decomposition analysis. The
trends are related to policy changes over time. It is argued
that benchmarking education systems and constant feedback
between researchers and policymakers contributed to this achievement. |
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