How to Assess Students’ Learning? A New World Bank Primer on Large-Scale Assessments Helps to Answer this Question
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Among the different actions that can strengthen the quality of an education system, regular, large-scale assessments of student achievement levels – when done well – can be particularly relevant and cost-effective. These assessments stand out from others because of their capacity to provide system-level insights on student achievement that help guide reforms to improve teaching and learning at scale. Large-scale assessments have allowed policymakers and other stakeholders to identify important factors linked to student achievement
, to better understand the learning status of key population subgroups and, in some cases, to monitor changes in student achievement over time. Moreover, large-scale assessments can be incredibly useful for setting learning targets for an education system and for producing data for national and glob
She said: “It’s been a very confusing year, it’s been a very difficult year.” Ms Hanson said that some staff are still frightened about going to school and there had been so many changes. “There’s not one aspect of my job that is not changing, curriculum, assessment, accountability frameworks, the job descriptions of school leaders, ALN bill, that has huge implication,” she said. “It needs funding.”
What did the candidates say in their opening statements? Almost all the candidates mentioned the need for increased funding, in particular to support ALN teaching. Conservative Party candidate Steven Mayfield was the first to set out his views on education.
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