Kanjee, AnilAcana, Sylvia2014-01-092014-01-092013-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16552Uganda's commitment to improving the quality and outcomes of its education system has translated into a parallel commitment to creating stronger, more sustainable student assessment system, one that includes: (i) examinations for selection and certification; (ii) large scale assessments for monitoring education quality at the country level; and (iii) classroom assessments for evaluating student work and informing ongoing teaching and learning. A number of lessons can be learned from Uganda's experience. First, political stability and a strong commitment to education are key drivers for building a strong assessment system. Second, charging a single institution with all assessment activities can allow for clearer institutional structures, as well as efficient coordination, development, and implementation of assessment programs. Third, competitive salaries need to be in place to attract and retain personnel, and training needs to be provided for capacity building. Finally, a strong focus on student learning and curriculum reforms can act as important catalyst for strengthening the assessment systemen-USCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOACADEMIC TRAININGACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO SCHOOLINGACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATIONANSWER SCRIPTSASSESSMENT ACTIVITYASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTSASSESSMENT SYSTEMCANDIDATECANDIDATESCERTIFICATECERTIFICATIONCLASS SIZESCLASSROOMCLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONCLASSROOM LEARNINGCLASSROOMSCOMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONCOMPETITIVE SALARIESCOMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTCONTINUOUS ASSESSMENTCURRICULAR REFORMCURRICULUMCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTCURRICULUM REFORMCURRICULUM REFORMSCURRICULUM REVIEWEDUCATION ACTEDUCATION AIDEDUCATION COMMUNITYEDUCATION FOR ALLEDUCATION FOR ALL INITIATIVEEDUCATION INDICATORSEDUCATION MANAGEMENTEDUCATION POLICIESEDUCATION POLICYEDUCATION QUALITYEDUCATION REFORMEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION STANDARDSEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTEDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTEDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENTEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESEDUCATIONAL PLANNINGEDUCATIONAL POLICIESENROLLMENT RATEEQUITY IN EDUCATIONEXAMINATION BOARDEXAMINATION CENTERSEXAMINATION FEESEXAMINATION PERIODEXAMINATION QUESTIONSEXAMINATION RESULTSEXAMINATIONSEXAMINATIONS COUNCILEXAMSFORMAL TRAININGGLOBAL EDUCATIONGLOBAL KNOWLEDGEGOVERNMENT GRANTSHEAD TEACHERSHIGH ACHIEVEMENTHIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN SCIENCESINSTRUCTIONINTEGRATED CURRICULUMINTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONINTERVENTIONSITEM RESPONSE THEORYLEADERSHIPLEARNINGLEARNING ACHIEVEMENTLEARNING ENVIRONMENTLEARNING OUTCOMESLEARNING STANDARDSLIFE SKILLSLITERACYLITERACY RATESLOWER SECONDARY EDUCATIONMALPRACTICEMARKSMEDIUM OF INSTRUCTIONMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMONITORING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTMOTHER TONGUENATIONAL ASSESSMENTNATIONAL CURRICULUMNATIONAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL EXAMINATIONSNUMERACYPAPERSPEDAGOGYPOSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATIONSPRACTICAL SKILLSPRIMARY COMPLETIONPRIMARY COMPLETION RATEPRIMARY CURRICULUMPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY EDUCATION PROGRAMPRIMARY ENROLLMENTPRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATEPRIMARY GRADESPRIMARY LEVELPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONSPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRIMARY STUDENTSPRIMARY TEACHERSPRIVATE SCHOOLSPROBLEM SOLVINGPROBLEM SOLVING SKILLSPUBLIC EXAMINATIONSQUALIFIED PERSONNELQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY OF CLASSROOM TEACHINGQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREADINGREASONINGREPORT CARDSRESEARCH REPORTRETENTION OF STUDENTSSCHOOL CULTURESCHOOL HEADSCHOOL HEADSSCHOOL LEVELSCHOOL MANAGEMENTSCHOOL SYSTEMSCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENTSCIENCE STUDYSCORESSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY LEVELSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONSSECONDARY SCHOOLSSOCIAL GROUPSSPORTSSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTUDENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEMSSTUDENT CERTIFICATIONSTUDENT LEARNINGSTUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESSTUDENT PERFORMANCESTUDENT POPULATIONSTUDENT RETENTIONSTUDENT WORKSYLLABUSTEACHERTEACHER ASSESSMENTTEACHER KNOWLEDGETEACHER PERFORMANCETEACHINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL TRAININGTERTIARY EDUCATIONTEST DEVELOPMENTTEST SCORESTRAINING NEEDSTRAINING OF TEACHERSUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY ENTRANCEUNIVERSITY STAFFUPEVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONWorld Bank10.1596/16552