Publication: Measuring Learning : How Effective Student Assessment Systems Can Help Achieve Learning for All
Date
2012-02
ISSN
Published
2012-02
Author(s)
Clarke, Marguerite
Abstract
The importance of learning assessment is
linked to growing evidence that learning drives prosperity.
Research finds a one standard deviation increase in scores
on international assessments of reading and mathematics is
associated with a 2 percent point increase in annual growth
rates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita (Hanushek
and Woessmann, 2007). This brief includes the following
headings: challenges to assessing student learning; what do
assessment systems look like?; Effective assessment systems;
and reference.
Citation
“Clarke, Marguerite. 2012. Measuring Learning : How Effective Student Assessment Systems Can Help Achieve Learning for All. Education Notes. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/10058 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”