The Development of the Student Assessment System in the Republic of Armenia : Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

In order to maximize effectiveness, every national education system needs a comprehensive and coherent approach to student assessment. The systems approach for better education results (SABER) framework for student assessment identifies four key el...

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Main Authors:	Bethell, George, Harutyunyan, Karine
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	CHOICEȱQUESTIONS CONTINUOUSȱASSESSMENT DECISIONȱ MAKING NATIONALȱ ASSESSMENT FORMATIVEȱ ASSESSMENT PRIVATEȱTUTORING COACHING GRADUATION EXAMINATION FEEDBACK CERTIFICATE ASSESSMENTȱ AGENCY EXTENSIVEȱUSE LEARNERȱACHIEVEMENT NATIONALȱ ASSESSMENTS ITEMȱ BANKS CONTINUOUSȱ ASSESSMENT SUBJECT SPECIALISTS SECONDARYȱ EDUCATION QUESTIONȱ PAPERS EXAMINATIONȱDESIGN ITEMȱ RESPONSEȱ THEORY ASSESSMENTȱ SYSTEM CHOICEȱITEMS LEARNINGȱ STANDARDS EXAMINATIONȱ PAPERS SCHOOLȱEXAMINATIONS ENTRANCEȱ EXAMINATIONS GRADUATIONȱEXAMINATION EXAM PROFESSIONALȱSTAFF EXAMINATION ASSESSMENTȱ FRAMEWORKS EDUCATIONȱ SYSTEM STUDENTȱ RESPONSES EDUCATIONALȱ INSTITUTIONS INDIVIDUALȱ STUDENTS FORMATIVEȱASSESSMENT NUMBER OF CANDIDATES GOODȱEXAMINATION REPRESENTATIVEȱSAMPLE DATAȱ ENTRY CANDIDATES CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS SUMMATIVEȱ ASSESSMENT NATIONALȱASSESSMENT NATIONALȱEXAMINATIONS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT MALPRACTICE BACKWASHȱEFFECT EDUCATION SYSTEM STATEȱSCHOOLS SELECTION LEARNERȱ ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLȱ EXAMINATIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE ASSESSMENTȱMETHODS ELECTIVEȱ SUBJECTS PASS RATE PRACTICALȱ WORK SECONDARYȱEDUCATION SECONDARYȱ SCHOOL COMPREHENSIVEȱ ASSESSMENT SUMMATIVEȱASSESSMENT EQUITY WRITTENȱ TASKS STUDENTȱACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT RELIABILITY CANDIDATE PROFESSIONALȱ STAFF ASSESSMENTȱSYSTEM EXAMINATIONȱ SYSTEM FINALȱ SCORE TRANSPARENCY INDEPENDENTȱ COUNTRY SCORES EDUCATIONȱSYSTEM VALIDITY TECHNICALȱ QUALITY INSTITUTIONALȱ CAPACITY HIGHȭQUALITYȱ ASSESSMENT SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT FOREIGNȱ LANGUAGE SUBJECTȱSPECIALIST GRADUATIONȱ EXAMINATION QUESTIONȱPAPERS SCHOOLȱ SYSTEM EXAMINATIONS EXAMINATIONȱ SECURITY GENERALȱEDUCATIONȱSYSTEM UNIVERSITYȱ PLACES STUDENTȱASSESSMENT SUBJECTȱSPECIALISTS COMPULSORYȱSUBJECTS ASSESSMENTȱFRAMEWORKS ASSESSMENTȱ METHODS ITEMȱ BANK SCRIPT STUDENTȱ PERFORMANCE BACKWASHȱ EFFECT MEASUREMENT PRIVATEȱ TUTORING EXAMINATIONȱ QUESTIONS LEARNING STANDARDS SECONDARYȱ SCHOOLS HIGHȭQUALITYȱ EXAMINATIONS MULTIPLEȭCHOICE CURRICULUM NATIONALȱCURRICULA SCIENCEȱ STUDY EXAMINATION PAPERS SUBJECTȱ SPECIALISTS ENTRANCEȱEXAMINATIONS EDUCATIONALȱ ASSESSMENT IRT STUDENTȱ ACHIEVEMENT CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT STUDENTȱ ASSESSMENT EVALUATION EXAMININGȱ AUTHORITIES MULTIPLEȭCHOICEȱITEMS EXAMINATIONȱ BOARD EXTERNALȱ EXAMINATIONS EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT ROTEȱLEARNING EDUCATIONALȱSTANDARDS FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONȱ SYSTEMS SCIENCEȱSTUDY GENERALȱ EDUCATIONȱ SYSTEM SCHOOLȱ EXAMINATION WRITTENȱ TESTS CERTIFICATION EDUCATIONALȱ REFORM SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATIONȱ CENTERS UNIVERSITYȱ ADMISSION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM EXAMINATION CENTERS ASSESSMENT
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spelling	okr-10986-227572021-04-23T14:04:10Z The Development of the Student Assessment System in the Republic of Armenia : Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons Learned Bethell, George Harutyunyan, Karine CHOICEȱQUESTIONS CONTINUOUSȱASSESSMENT DECISIONȱ MAKING NATIONALȱ ASSESSMENT FORMATIVEȱ ASSESSMENT PRIVATEȱTUTORING COACHING GRADUATION EXAMINATION FEEDBACK CERTIFICATE ASSESSMENTȱ AGENCY EXTENSIVEȱUSE LEARNERȱACHIEVEMENT NATIONALȱ ASSESSMENTS ITEMȱ BANKS CONTINUOUSȱ ASSESSMENT SUBJECT SPECIALISTS SECONDARYȱ EDUCATION QUESTIONȱ PAPERS EXAMINATIONȱDESIGN ITEMȱ RESPONSEȱ THEORY ASSESSMENTȱ SYSTEM CHOICEȱITEMS LEARNINGȱ STANDARDS EXAMINATIONȱ PAPERS SCHOOLȱEXAMINATIONS ENTRANCEȱ EXAMINATIONS GRADUATIONȱEXAMINATION EXAM PROFESSIONALȱSTAFF EXAMINATION ASSESSMENTȱ FRAMEWORKS EDUCATIONȱ SYSTEM STUDENTȱ RESPONSES EDUCATIONALȱ INSTITUTIONS INDIVIDUALȱ STUDENTS FORMATIVEȱASSESSMENT NUMBER OF CANDIDATES GOODȱEXAMINATION REPRESENTATIVEȱSAMPLE DATAȱ ENTRY CANDIDATES CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS SUMMATIVEȱ ASSESSMENT NATIONALȱASSESSMENT NATIONALȱEXAMINATIONS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT MALPRACTICE BACKWASHȱEFFECT EDUCATION SYSTEM STATEȱSCHOOLS SELECTION LEARNERȱ ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLȱ EXAMINATIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE ASSESSMENTȱMETHODS ELECTIVEȱ SUBJECTS PASS RATE PRACTICALȱ WORK SECONDARYȱEDUCATION SECONDARYȱ SCHOOL COMPREHENSIVEȱ ASSESSMENT SUMMATIVEȱASSESSMENT EQUITY WRITTENȱ TASKS STUDENTȱACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT RELIABILITY CANDIDATE PROFESSIONALȱ STAFF ASSESSMENTȱSYSTEM EXAMINATIONȱ SYSTEM FINALȱ SCORE TRANSPARENCY INDEPENDENTȱ COUNTRY SCORES EDUCATIONȱSYSTEM VALIDITY TECHNICALȱ QUALITY INSTITUTIONALȱ CAPACITY HIGHȭQUALITYȱ ASSESSMENT SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT FOREIGNȱ LANGUAGE SUBJECTȱSPECIALIST GRADUATIONȱ EXAMINATION QUESTIONȱPAPERS SCHOOLȱ SYSTEM EXAMINATIONS EXAMINATIONȱ SECURITY GENERALȱEDUCATIONȱSYSTEM UNIVERSITYȱ PLACES STUDENTȱASSESSMENT SUBJECTȱSPECIALISTS COMPULSORYȱSUBJECTS ASSESSMENTȱFRAMEWORKS ASSESSMENTȱ METHODS ITEMȱ BANK SCRIPT STUDENTȱ PERFORMANCE BACKWASHȱ EFFECT MEASUREMENT PRIVATEȱ TUTORING EXAMINATIONȱ QUESTIONS LEARNING STANDARDS SECONDARYȱ SCHOOLS HIGHȭQUALITYȱ EXAMINATIONS MULTIPLEȭCHOICE CURRICULUM NATIONALȱCURRICULA SCIENCEȱ STUDY EXAMINATION PAPERS SUBJECTȱ SPECIALISTS ENTRANCEȱEXAMINATIONS EDUCATIONALȱ ASSESSMENT IRT STUDENTȱ ACHIEVEMENT CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT STUDENTȱ ASSESSMENT EVALUATION EXAMININGȱ AUTHORITIES MULTIPLEȭCHOICEȱITEMS EXAMINATIONȱ BOARD EXTERNALȱ EXAMINATIONS EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT ROTEȱLEARNING EDUCATIONALȱSTANDARDS FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONȱ SYSTEMS SCIENCEȱSTUDY GENERALȱ EDUCATIONȱ SYSTEM SCHOOLȱ EXAMINATION WRITTENȱ TESTS CERTIFICATION EDUCATIONALȱ REFORM SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATIONȱ CENTERS UNIVERSITYȱ ADMISSION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM EXAMINATION CENTERS ASSESSMENT In order to maximize effectiveness, every national education system needs a comprehensive and coherent approach to student assessment. The systems approach for better education results (SABER) framework for student assessment identifies four key elements in this regard: classroom assessment, examinations, national large scale assessment, and international large scale assessment. Armenia has undoubtedly made significant progress in all of these areas since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The purpose of this paper is to describe Armenia’s experiences, share the lessons learned along the way, and point out the challenges that countries face in trying to ensure that their assessment systems remain fit for purpose in a changing environment. 2015-10-08T22:21:14Z 2015-10-08T22:21:14Z 2015-07-28 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25002408/development-student-assessment-system-republic-armenia-achievements-challenges-lessons-learned http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22757 English en_US Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) student assessment working paper,no. 13; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Armenia
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topic	CHOICEȱQUESTIONS CONTINUOUSȱASSESSMENT DECISIONȱ MAKING NATIONALȱ ASSESSMENT FORMATIVEȱ ASSESSMENT PRIVATEȱTUTORING COACHING GRADUATION EXAMINATION FEEDBACK CERTIFICATE ASSESSMENTȱ AGENCY EXTENSIVEȱUSE LEARNERȱACHIEVEMENT NATIONALȱ ASSESSMENTS ITEMȱ BANKS CONTINUOUSȱ ASSESSMENT SUBJECT SPECIALISTS SECONDARYȱ EDUCATION QUESTIONȱ PAPERS EXAMINATIONȱDESIGN ITEMȱ RESPONSEȱ THEORY ASSESSMENTȱ SYSTEM CHOICEȱITEMS LEARNINGȱ STANDARDS EXAMINATIONȱ PAPERS SCHOOLȱEXAMINATIONS ENTRANCEȱ EXAMINATIONS GRADUATIONȱEXAMINATION EXAM PROFESSIONALȱSTAFF EXAMINATION ASSESSMENTȱ FRAMEWORKS EDUCATIONȱ SYSTEM STUDENTȱ RESPONSES EDUCATIONALȱ INSTITUTIONS INDIVIDUALȱ STUDENTS FORMATIVEȱASSESSMENT NUMBER OF CANDIDATES GOODȱEXAMINATION REPRESENTATIVEȱSAMPLE DATAȱ ENTRY CANDIDATES CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS SUMMATIVEȱ ASSESSMENT NATIONALȱASSESSMENT NATIONALȱEXAMINATIONS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT MALPRACTICE BACKWASHȱEFFECT EDUCATION SYSTEM STATEȱSCHOOLS SELECTION LEARNERȱ ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLȱ EXAMINATIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE ASSESSMENTȱMETHODS ELECTIVEȱ SUBJECTS PASS RATE PRACTICALȱ WORK SECONDARYȱEDUCATION SECONDARYȱ SCHOOL COMPREHENSIVEȱ ASSESSMENT SUMMATIVEȱASSESSMENT EQUITY WRITTENȱ TASKS STUDENTȱACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT RELIABILITY CANDIDATE PROFESSIONALȱ STAFF ASSESSMENTȱSYSTEM EXAMINATIONȱ SYSTEM FINALȱ SCORE TRANSPARENCY INDEPENDENTȱ COUNTRY SCORES EDUCATIONȱSYSTEM VALIDITY TECHNICALȱ QUALITY INSTITUTIONALȱ CAPACITY HIGHȭQUALITYȱ ASSESSMENT SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT FOREIGNȱ LANGUAGE SUBJECTȱSPECIALIST GRADUATIONȱ EXAMINATION QUESTIONȱPAPERS SCHOOLȱ SYSTEM EXAMINATIONS EXAMINATIONȱ SECURITY GENERALȱEDUCATIONȱSYSTEM UNIVERSITYȱ PLACES STUDENTȱASSESSMENT SUBJECTȱSPECIALISTS COMPULSORYȱSUBJECTS ASSESSMENTȱFRAMEWORKS ASSESSMENTȱ METHODS ITEMȱ BANK SCRIPT STUDENTȱ PERFORMANCE BACKWASHȱ EFFECT MEASUREMENT PRIVATEȱ TUTORING EXAMINATIONȱ QUESTIONS LEARNING STANDARDS SECONDARYȱ SCHOOLS HIGHȭQUALITYȱ EXAMINATIONS MULTIPLEȭCHOICE CURRICULUM NATIONALȱCURRICULA SCIENCEȱ STUDY EXAMINATION PAPERS SUBJECTȱ SPECIALISTS ENTRANCEȱEXAMINATIONS EDUCATIONALȱ ASSESSMENT IRT STUDENTȱ ACHIEVEMENT CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT STUDENTȱ ASSESSMENT EVALUATION EXAMININGȱ AUTHORITIES MULTIPLEȭCHOICEȱITEMS EXAMINATIONȱ BOARD EXTERNALȱ EXAMINATIONS EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT ROTEȱLEARNING EDUCATIONALȱSTANDARDS FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONȱ SYSTEMS SCIENCEȱSTUDY GENERALȱ EDUCATIONȱ SYSTEM SCHOOLȱ EXAMINATION WRITTENȱ TESTS CERTIFICATION EDUCATIONALȱ REFORM SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATIONȱ CENTERS UNIVERSITYȱ ADMISSION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM EXAMINATION CENTERS ASSESSMENT
spellingShingle	CHOICEȱQUESTIONS CONTINUOUSȱASSESSMENT DECISIONȱ MAKING NATIONALȱ ASSESSMENT FORMATIVEȱ ASSESSMENT PRIVATEȱTUTORING COACHING GRADUATION EXAMINATION FEEDBACK CERTIFICATE ASSESSMENTȱ AGENCY EXTENSIVEȱUSE LEARNERȱACHIEVEMENT NATIONALȱ ASSESSMENTS ITEMȱ BANKS CONTINUOUSȱ ASSESSMENT SUBJECT SPECIALISTS SECONDARYȱ EDUCATION QUESTIONȱ PAPERS EXAMINATIONȱDESIGN ITEMȱ RESPONSEȱ THEORY ASSESSMENTȱ SYSTEM CHOICEȱITEMS LEARNINGȱ STANDARDS EXAMINATIONȱ PAPERS SCHOOLȱEXAMINATIONS ENTRANCEȱ EXAMINATIONS GRADUATIONȱEXAMINATION EXAM PROFESSIONALȱSTAFF EXAMINATION ASSESSMENTȱ FRAMEWORKS EDUCATIONȱ SYSTEM STUDENTȱ RESPONSES EDUCATIONALȱ INSTITUTIONS INDIVIDUALȱ STUDENTS FORMATIVEȱASSESSMENT NUMBER OF CANDIDATES GOODȱEXAMINATION REPRESENTATIVEȱSAMPLE DATAȱ ENTRY CANDIDATES CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS SUMMATIVEȱ ASSESSMENT NATIONALȱASSESSMENT NATIONALȱEXAMINATIONS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT MALPRACTICE BACKWASHȱEFFECT EDUCATION SYSTEM STATEȱSCHOOLS SELECTION LEARNERȱ ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLȱ EXAMINATIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE ASSESSMENTȱMETHODS ELECTIVEȱ SUBJECTS PASS RATE PRACTICALȱ WORK SECONDARYȱEDUCATION SECONDARYȱ SCHOOL COMPREHENSIVEȱ ASSESSMENT SUMMATIVEȱASSESSMENT EQUITY WRITTENȱ TASKS STUDENTȱACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT RELIABILITY CANDIDATE PROFESSIONALȱ STAFF ASSESSMENTȱSYSTEM EXAMINATIONȱ SYSTEM FINALȱ SCORE TRANSPARENCY INDEPENDENTȱ COUNTRY SCORES EDUCATIONȱSYSTEM VALIDITY TECHNICALȱ QUALITY INSTITUTIONALȱ CAPACITY HIGHȭQUALITYȱ ASSESSMENT SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT FOREIGNȱ LANGUAGE SUBJECTȱSPECIALIST GRADUATIONȱ EXAMINATION QUESTIONȱPAPERS SCHOOLȱ SYSTEM EXAMINATIONS EXAMINATIONȱ SECURITY GENERALȱEDUCATIONȱSYSTEM UNIVERSITYȱ PLACES STUDENTȱASSESSMENT SUBJECTȱSPECIALISTS COMPULSORYȱSUBJECTS ASSESSMENTȱFRAMEWORKS ASSESSMENTȱ METHODS ITEMȱ BANK SCRIPT STUDENTȱ PERFORMANCE BACKWASHȱ EFFECT MEASUREMENT PRIVATEȱ TUTORING EXAMINATIONȱ QUESTIONS LEARNING STANDARDS SECONDARYȱ SCHOOLS HIGHȭQUALITYȱ EXAMINATIONS MULTIPLEȭCHOICE CURRICULUM NATIONALȱCURRICULA SCIENCEȱ STUDY EXAMINATION PAPERS SUBJECTȱ SPECIALISTS ENTRANCEȱEXAMINATIONS EDUCATIONALȱ ASSESSMENT IRT STUDENTȱ ACHIEVEMENT CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT STUDENTȱ ASSESSMENT EVALUATION EXAMININGȱ AUTHORITIES MULTIPLEȭCHOICEȱITEMS EXAMINATIONȱ BOARD EXTERNALȱ EXAMINATIONS EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT ROTEȱLEARNING EDUCATIONALȱSTANDARDS FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONȱ SYSTEMS SCIENCEȱSTUDY GENERALȱ EDUCATIONȱ SYSTEM SCHOOLȱ EXAMINATION WRITTENȱ TESTS CERTIFICATION EDUCATIONALȱ REFORM SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATIONȱ CENTERS UNIVERSITYȱ ADMISSION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM EXAMINATION CENTERS ASSESSMENT Bethell, George Harutyunyan, Karine The Development of the Student Assessment System in the Republic of Armenia : Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
geographic_facet	Europe and Central Asia Armenia
relation	Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) student assessment working paper,no. 13;
description	In order to maximize effectiveness, every national education system needs a comprehensive and coherent approach to student assessment. The systems approach for better education results (SABER) framework for student assessment identifies four key elements in this regard: classroom assessment, examinations, national large scale assessment, and international large scale assessment. Armenia has undoubtedly made significant progress in all of these areas since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The purpose of this paper is to describe Armenia’s experiences, share the lessons learned along the way, and point out the challenges that countries face in trying to ensure that their assessment systems remain fit for purpose in a changing environment.
format	Working Paper
author	Bethell, George Harutyunyan, Karine
author_facet	Bethell, George Harutyunyan, Karine
author_sort	Bethell, George
title	The Development of the Student Assessment System in the Republic of Armenia : Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
title_short	The Development of the Student Assessment System in the Republic of Armenia : Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
title_full	The Development of the Student Assessment System in the Republic of Armenia : Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
title_fullStr	The Development of the Student Assessment System in the Republic of Armenia : Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
title_full_unstemmed	The Development of the Student Assessment System in the Republic of Armenia : Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
title_sort	development of the student assessment system in the republic of armenia : achievements, challenges, and lessons learned
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25002408/development-student-assessment-system-republic-armenia-achievements-challenges-lessons-learned http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22757
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The Development of the Student Assessment System in the Republic of Armenia : Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

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