Publication:
Disseminating and Using Student Assessment Information in Jordan

dc.contributor.author Obeidat, Osamha
dc.contributor.author Dawani, Zaina
dc.date.accessioned 2014-12-31T15:23:18Z
dc.date.available 2014-12-31T15:23:18Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.description.abstract Student assessment has been increasingly recognized as playing a key role in monitoring and improving student learning and achievement levels. This case study discusses the important steps that Jordan has taken to strengthen its student assessment system and ensure that the information gathered from classroom assessments, examinations, and large-scale assessment activities supports student learning. Countries seeking to strengthen the utilization and dissemination of student assessment data can extract the following lessons from Jordan's experience: they should (i) set clear objectives for their assessment system, based on a well-defined vision of what is being assessed and why; (ii) entrust an external entity with managing system-level assessments in order to ensure impartial evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the education system; and (iii) introduce change gradually, coupled with adequate training on new assessment strategies and methods. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20468008/disseminating-using-student-assessment-information-jordan
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21043
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) student assessment working paper;no. 12
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACADEMIC SKILLS
dc.subject ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
dc.subject ADMISSION CRITERIA
dc.subject ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
dc.subject ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES
dc.subject ASSESSMENT METHODS
dc.subject ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subject ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
dc.subject ASSESSMENT TOOLS
dc.subject ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
dc.subject BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject BASIC EDUCATION CYCLE
dc.subject BENEFITS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject BOARD OF EDUCATION
dc.subject CALL
dc.subject CLASS TEACHERS
dc.subject CLASSROOM
dc.subject CLASSROOM LEVEL
dc.subject CLASSROOMS
dc.subject COGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subject COMMUNITY COLLEGES
dc.subject COMPUTER SCIENCE
dc.subject CRITICAL THINKING
dc.subject CROWDED CLASSROOMS
dc.subject CURRICULA
dc.subject CURRICULAR REFORM
dc.subject CURRICULUM
dc.subject CURRICULUM REFORM
dc.subject CURRICULUM REVISION
dc.subject DECISION MAKING
dc.subject DEGREE IN EDUCATION
dc.subject EARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subject EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
dc.subject EARLY GRADES
dc.subject EDUCATED POPULATION
dc.subject EDUCATED WORKFORCE
dc.subject EDUCATION AID
dc.subject EDUCATION COMMUNITY
dc.subject EDUCATION CYCLE
dc.subject EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject EDUCATION DIRECTORATES
dc.subject EDUCATION INDICATORS
dc.subject EDUCATION LEADERS
dc.subject EDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subject EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
dc.subject EDUCATION OUTCOMES
dc.subject EDUCATION POLICIES
dc.subject EDUCATION POLICY
dc.subject EDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subject EDUCATION PROJECTS
dc.subject EDUCATION QUALITY
dc.subject EDUCATION REFORM
dc.subject EDUCATION REFORMS
dc.subject EDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subject EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subject EDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject EDUCATION TEACHERS
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL REFORMS
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
dc.subject EDUCATORS
dc.subject ELEMENTS
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject ENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subject EXAM
dc.subject EXAMS
dc.subject FEMALE STUDENTS
dc.subject FEMALE TEACHERS
dc.subject FINAL GRADE
dc.subject FOUNDATION SKILLS
dc.subject GENDER BIAS
dc.subject GENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subject GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject GIRLS
dc.subject GIRLS SCHOOLS
dc.subject GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject GRADE LEVELS
dc.subject GROSS ENROLLMENT
dc.subject GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subject HEAD TEACHERS
dc.subject HIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subject HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject HOME ECONOMICS
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject IMPACT OF EDUCATION
dc.subject IN SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING
dc.subject INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject INSERVICE TEACHER TRAINING
dc.subject INSTRUCTION
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
dc.subject INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
dc.subject LEADERSHIP
dc.subject LEARNING
dc.subject LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject LEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subject LEARNING PROCESS
dc.subject LET
dc.subject LIFELONG LEARNING
dc.subject LITERACY
dc.subject LITERATURE
dc.subject MANUALS
dc.subject MATHEMATICS SKILLS
dc.subject MINISTERS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject MOBILITY
dc.subject NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
dc.subject NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
dc.subject NATIONAL LIBRARY
dc.subject NET ENROLLMENT
dc.subject NET ENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subject NONFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subject PAPERS
dc.subject PEDAGOGICAL METHODS
dc.subject PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES
dc.subject PEDAGOGICAL USE
dc.subject PEDAGOGY
dc.subject PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
dc.subject POLICY BRIEFS
dc.subject PRIVATE EDUCATION
dc.subject PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject PROBLEM SOLVING
dc.subject PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject QUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subject QUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject QUALITY OF TEACHING
dc.subject READING
dc.subject REASONING
dc.subject RESEARCHERS
dc.subject SCHOLARSHIPS
dc.subject SCHOOL BUILDINGS
dc.subject SCHOOL COMMUNITY
dc.subject SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
dc.subject SCHOOL DISTRICT
dc.subject SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject SCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subject SCHOOL LOCATION
dc.subject SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject SCHOOL MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subject SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject SCHOOL POPULATION
dc.subject SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
dc.subject SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subject SCHOOL SYSTEM
dc.subject SCHOOL YEAR
dc.subject SCHOOLING
dc.subject SCHOOLS
dc.subject SCIENCE STUDY
dc.subject SCIENCE TEACHERS
dc.subject SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
dc.subject SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subject SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SOCIAL STUDIES
dc.subject SOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subject STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subject STUDENT AID
dc.subject STUDENT ASSESSMENT
dc.subject STUDENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subject STUDENT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subject STUDENT INTEREST
dc.subject STUDENT LEARNING
dc.subject STUDENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subject STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subject STUDENT LEARNING PROBLEMS
dc.subject STUDENT PARTICIPATION
dc.subject STUDENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject STUDENT SCORES
dc.subject STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS
dc.subject SUBJECT AREAS
dc.subject TEACHER
dc.subject TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subject TEACHER MOTIVATION
dc.subject TEACHER SUPERVISION
dc.subject TEACHER TRAINING
dc.subject TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject TEACHERS
dc.subject TEACHING PROCESS
dc.subject TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS
dc.subject TEXTBOOK
dc.subject TEXTBOOKS
dc.subject TRAINING CENTERS
dc.subject TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject TRAINING TO TEACHERS
dc.subject UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS
dc.subject UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
dc.subject URBAN SCHOOLS
dc.subject VISITS TO SCHOOLS
dc.subject VOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subject WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
dc.title Disseminating and Using Student Assessment Information in Jordan en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2014-12-04
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Working Paper
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20468008/disseminating-using-student-assessment-information-jordan
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000442464_20141204132237
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 20468008
okr.identifier.report 92927
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/12/04/000442464_20141204132237/Rendered/PDF/929270NWP0Box30nt0working0paper0012.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Middle East and North Africa
okr.region.country Jordan
okr.topic Secondary Education
okr.topic Teaching and Learning
okr.topic Education :: Primary Education
okr.topic Education :: Education For All
okr.topic Tertiary Education
okr.unit Education - GP (GEDDR)
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Thumbnail Image
Name:
English PDF
Size:
3.65 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
English Text
Size:
164.96 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description: