Primer on Large-Scale Assessments of Educational Achievement

To improve their education systems, countries around the world have increasingly initiated national largescale assessment programs or participated in international or regional large-scale assessment studies for the first time. Well-constructed large-scale assessments can provide credible information...

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Main Authors: Clarke, Marguerite, Luna-Bazaldua, Diego
Format: Book
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2021
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spelling okr-10986-354942021-05-20T20:31:45Z Primer on Large-Scale Assessments of Educational Achievement Clarke, Marguerite Luna-Bazaldua, Diego EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT STUDENT PERFORMANCE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT TESTING SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS TEST ADMINISTRATION STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATION QUALITY To improve their education systems, countries around the world have increasingly initiated national largescale assessment programs or participated in international or regional large-scale assessment studies for the first time. Well-constructed large-scale assessments can provide credible information on student achievement levels, which, in turn, can promote better resource allocation to schools, stronger education service delivery, and improved learning outcomes. The World Bank developed this Primer on Large-Scale Assessments of Educational Achievement as a firststop resource for those wanting to understand how to design, administer, analyze, and use the results from these assessments of student achievement. The book addresses frequently asked questions from people working on large-scale assessment projects and those interested in making informed decisions about them. Each chapter introduces a stage in the assessment process and offers advice, guidelines, and country examples. This book also reports on emerging trends in large-scale assessment and provides updated information on regional and international large-scale assessment programs. 2021-04-26T14:31:49Z 2021-04-26T14:31:49Z 2021-04-26 Book https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/827991619500628075/primer-on-large-scale-assessments-of-educational-achievement 978-1-4648-1659-8 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35494 National Assessments of Educational Achievement; 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 EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT TESTING
SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS
TEST ADMINISTRATION
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATION QUALITY
spellingShingle EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT TESTING
SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS
TEST ADMINISTRATION
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATION QUALITY
Clarke, Marguerite
Luna-Bazaldua, Diego
Primer on Large-Scale Assessments of Educational Achievement
relation National Assessments of Educational Achievement;
description To improve their education systems, countries around the world have increasingly initiated national largescale assessment programs or participated in international or regional large-scale assessment studies for the first time. Well-constructed large-scale assessments can provide credible information on student achievement levels, which, in turn, can promote better resource allocation to schools, stronger education service delivery, and improved learning outcomes. The World Bank developed this Primer on Large-Scale Assessments of Educational Achievement as a firststop resource for those wanting to understand how to design, administer, analyze, and use the results from these assessments of student achievement. The book addresses frequently asked questions from people working on large-scale assessment projects and those interested in making informed decisions about them. Each chapter introduces a stage in the assessment process and offers advice, guidelines, and country examples. This book also reports on emerging trends in large-scale assessment and provides updated information on regional and international large-scale assessment programs.
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Luna-Bazaldua, Diego
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title Primer on Large-Scale Assessments of Educational Achievement
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title_full Primer on Large-Scale Assessments of Educational Achievement
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publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2021
url https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/827991619500628075/primer-on-large-scale-assessments-of-educational-achievement
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