World Bank Group2016-06-092016-06-092013-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24478The West Bank and Gaza has focused on increasingstudent learning outcomes by improving the quality ofeducation in the country. An effective student assessment system is an important component of efforts to improve education quality and learning outcomes as itprovides the necessary information to meetstakeholders’ decision-making needs. In order to gain abetter understanding of the strengths and weaknesses ofits existing assessment system, the West Bank and Gaza decided to benchmark this system using standardized tools developed under the World Bank’s Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) program. SABER is an evidence-based program to help countriessystematically examine and strengthen the performanceof different aspects of their education systems.The goal of SABER-Student Assessment is to promote stronger assessment systems that contribute to improved education quality and learning for all.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOSKILLSUNIVERSITY TRAININGEMPLOYMENTDATA ENTRYDATA PROCESSINGEFFECTIVE EDUCATIONEXAMINATION QUESTIONSTEACHERSMULTIPLE- CHOICEFEEDBACKITEM BANKSCERTIFICATEERRORSSTUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESSTUDENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEMSGLOBAL KNOWLEDGETECHNICAL QUALITYTEST DESIGNGROUPSEXAMINATION RESULTSHIGHER EDUCATIONGENERAL EDUCATIONPAPERSGRADUATE PROGRAMSTRAINING PROGRAMSTEST ADMINISTRATORSEXAMSEXAMEXAMINATIONLITERACYTEXTBOOKSEDUCATION SECTORKNOWLEDGEDEGREE PROGRAMSREGISTERED CANDIDATEPROFESSIONAL STANDARDSSTUDENT RESPONSESCURRICULUM EXPERTSQUALITY OF EDUCATIONTRAININGEDUCATION POLICIESTEACHER TRAININGEXAMINATION PROCESSPRIVATE SCHOOLSSCHOOL CONSTRUCTIONGRADUATESECONDARY SCHOOLSREPRESENTATIVE SAMPLECANDIDATESSECONDARY SCHOOLEXTERNAL MODERATIONMODERATIONHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSSCHOOL CURRICULUMCHOICE QUESTIONSSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTOFFICIAL CURRICULUMLEARNINGRATEREDUCATION SYSTEMRESEARCHSELECTIONSCIENCE STUDYPRIMARY SCHOOLMULTIPLE-CHOICETEACHINGNEWSPAPERSUNIVERSITY STUDENTSENROLMENT RATESSCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONEDUCATION SYSTEMSSTUDENT ASSESSMENTRELIABILITYNATIONAL ASSESSMENTCANDIDATESECURITY MEASURESSCIENCENATIONAL CURRICULATRANSPARENCYEXAMINATION OFFICESTUDENTSCORESSCHOOLSSECURE STORAGEKNOWLEDGE BASEPARTICIPATIONCURRICULALEARNING OUTCOMESEDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERSQUALITY STANDARDSSPECIAL NEEDSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONFACULTIESEXAMINATIONSRESEARCHERSYOUTHDECISION MAKINGUNIVERSITY STAFFINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYMEASUREMENTLEARNING STANDARDSQUALITY ASSESSMENTPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSCURRICULUMTEACHEREXAMINATION PAPERSCOGNITIVE SKILLSCHILDRENCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTREPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF STUDENTSEDUCATIONTRAINING OPPORTUNITIESEVALUATIONASSESSMENT METHODSHUMAN RESOURCESNATIONAL UNIVERSITIESEXAMINATION SCORESEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTINSTRUCTIONIMPERSONATIONGLOBAL KNOWLEDGE BASEPUBLIC SCHOOLSUNIVERSITYSTUDENTSSECONDARY LEVELGRADE INFLATIONLEADERSHIPFEESPRIMARY EDUCATIONCLASSROOMCERTIFICATIONCLASSROOMSSCHOOLSECONDARY EDUCATIONSTUDENT LEARNINGASSESSMENT SYSTEMASSESSMENTUNIVERSITIESSTUDENT GROUPSTechnical PaperWorld Bank10.1596/24478