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Assessing Student Learning in Africa

dc.contributor.authorKellaghan, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorGreaney, Vincent
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-08T14:22:26Z
dc.date.available2013-08-08T14:22:26Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews what has happened in the field of assessment since then. It deals with public examinations, but differs from the 1992 report in that, other than in regard to a few minor details, no new data were specifically collected for it. The paper revisits many of the issues that were raised in the earlier report, particularly in relation to the role that assessment can play in improving the quality of students' learning. It also differs from the earlier report in that its consideration of assessment is not limited to public examinations. The World Declaration on Education for All in Jomtien in 1990 not only gave fresh impetus to issues relating to assessment, but also necessitated the introduction of a new form of assessment-system assessment, or national assessment-to determine if children were acquiring the useful knowledge, reasoning ability, skills, and values that schools promised to deliver. National assessment is the second major area of assessment addressed in this paper. International assessments, which share many procedural features with national assessment, are also considered. The fourth type of assessment addressed in the paper is classroom assessment.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/5163778/assessing-student-learning-africa
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-5849-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14910
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectABILITY
dc.subjectACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectACADEMIC STANDARDS
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENTS
dc.subjectADDITION
dc.subjectADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectATTENTION
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCHEMISTRY
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCLASSROOMS
dc.subjectCOMMON CURRICULUM
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMPETENCIES
dc.subjectCOMPLEXITY
dc.subjectCOMPREHENSION
dc.subjectCONTINUING EDUCATION
dc.subjectCURRICULA
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectCURRICULUM MATERIALS
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectEDUCATION STATISTICS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PLANNING
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATORS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectFACTUAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENERAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGRAMMAR
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectINFERENCE
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLANGUAGE COMPETENCE
dc.subjectLANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectLANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
dc.subjectLANGUAGES
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectLEARNING ACQUISITION
dc.subjectLEARNING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLEARNING PROCESS
dc.subjectLEARNING STRATEGIES
dc.subjectLIFE SKILLS
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMODERN EDUCATION
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectNONFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectNUMERACY
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subjectPERCEPTION
dc.subjectPHYSICS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRINTING
dc.subjectPROFICIENCY
dc.subjectPUPILS
dc.subjectPUPIL­TEACHER RATIO
dc.subjectQUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LEARNING
dc.subjectQUESTIONING
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectREASONING
dc.subjectRECALL
dc.subjectRECOGNITION
dc.subjectREPETITION
dc.subjectRETENTION
dc.subjectROTE LEARNING
dc.subjectSCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSOCIAL STUDIES
dc.subjectSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSTUDENT BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectSTUDENT LEARNING
dc.subjectSTUDENT PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSTUDENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectSTUDENTS LEARNING
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHER BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectTEACHER COMPETENCE
dc.subjectTEACHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEACHER PREPARATION
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTEACHING STRATEGIES
dc.subjectTEST SCORES
dc.subjectTEXTBOOKS
dc.subjectTHINKING
dc.subjectUGANDA
dc.subjectVOCABULARY
dc.subjectZAMBIA
dc.subjectZIMBABWE
dc.titleAssessing Student Learning in Africaen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/5163778/assessing-student-learning-africa
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5849-9
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20041006141327
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5163778
okr.identifier.report30115
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicCurriculum and Instruction
okr.topicGender::Gender and Education
okr.topicEducation::Public Examination System
okr.topicTeaching and Learning
okr.unitAFT: Human Development 2 (AFTH2)
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