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Assessing student learning in Africa

Kellaghan, Thomas, Greaney, Vincent

2004

Overview

‘Education for All’, supported by the international community, emphasizes the importance of learning quality. This book focuses on the use of assessment to monitor and evaluate learning in Sub Saharan African countries. It deals with four major aspects of educational assessment; public (external) examinations, national assessments of educational achievement levels, international assessments, and classroom assessment practices. Coverage of public examinations includes a review of their quality, their potential for levering reform, and their positive and negative impacts on the nature of teaching and learning. Assessing Student Learning in Africa summarizes the range of national assessment activities carried out in the region. These assessments were designed to provide evidence on the outcomes of schooling, especially in terms of student achievements. The relatively few international assessments that have been carried out in Africa have reported relatively low levels of student achievement. Pros and cons of participating in international assessments are discussed. Classroom based assessment is an integral component of the teaching learning process. The evidence presented suggests that current teacher assessment practices are deficient in specific areas. Throughout the book, the authors offer concrete suggestions of how to improve assessment practices to help enhance the quality of student achievement.

• Publisher: World Bank,World Bank Publications,The World Bank,Washington, DC: World Bank
• Subject: ABILITY / ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT / ACADEMIC STANDARDS / ACHIEVEMENTS / ADDITION / ADJUSTMENT / Africa / Afrika / ATTENTION / BASIC EDUCATION / Bewertung / Bildungsniveau / Case studies / CHEMISTRY / CITIES / CLASSROOMS / COMMON CURRICULUM / COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT / COMPETENCIES / COMPLEXITY / COMPREHENSION / CONTINUING EDUCATION / CURRICULA / CURRICULUM / CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT / CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION / CURRICULUM MATERIALS / DISASTERS / ECOLOGY / EDUCATION SECTOR / EDUCATION STATISTICS / EDUCATION SYSTEMS / EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT / EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT / Educational evaluation / Educational evaluation -- Africa -- Case studies / EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT / EDUCATIONAL PLANNING / EDUCATIONAL POLICY / EDUCATIONAL QUALITY / Educational tests and measurements / Educational tests and measurements -- Africa -- Case studies / EDUCATORS / EMPLOYMENT / EQUAL ACCESS / FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE / FORMAL EDUCATION / GENDER / GENERAL EDUCATION / GEOGRAPHY / GIRLS / GRAMMAR / HEALTH PROBLEMS / INFERENCE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS / INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES / INTERVENTION / LANGUAGE COMPETENCE / LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION / LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY / LANGUAGES / LEARNING / LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT / LEARNING ACQUISITION / LEARNING ENVIRONMENT / LEARNING OUTCOMES / LEARNING PROCESS / LEARNING STRATEGIES / LIFE SKILLS / LITERACY / MANAGERS / MATHEMATICS / MOBILITY / MODERN EDUCATION / MOTIVATION / NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS / NATIONAL EDUCATION / NONFORMAL EDUCATION / NUMERACY / PARENTS / PARTICIPATION RATES / PERCEPTION / PHYSICS / PRIMARY EDUCATION / PRIMARY SCHOOL / PRIMARY SCHOOLING / PRINTING / PROFICIENCY / PUPILS / PUPIL­TEACHER RATIO / QUALITY ASSURANCE / QUALITY EDUCATION / QUALITY OF EDUCATION / QUALITY OF LEARNING / QUESTIONING / READING / REASONING / RECALL / RECOGNITION / REPETITION / RETENTION / ROTE LEARNING / SCHOOL EDUCATION / SCHOOLING / SCHOOLS / Schüler / SECONDARY EDUCATION / SECONDARY SCHOOL / SOCIAL STUDIES / STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT / STUDENT BEHAVIOR / STUDENT LEARNING / STUDENT PARTICIPATION / STUDENT PERFORMANCE / STUDENTS / STUDENTS LEARNING / SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT / TEACHER / TEACHER BEHAVIOR / TEACHER COMPETENCE / TEACHER EDUCATION / TEACHER PREPARATION / TEACHER TRAINING / TEACHERS / TEACHING / TEACHING STRATEGIES / TEST SCORES / TEXTBOOKS / THINKING / UGANDA / VOCABULARY / ZAMBIA / Zentralafrika / ZIMBABWE
• ISBN: 0821358499, 9780821358498