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National Systems of Evaluation in Education

WHY DO WE NEED NATIONAL SYSTEMS OF EVALUATION IN EDUCATION?

In the modern era, nation states must monitor progress on education goals in education. Both national large scale assessments (NLSAs)and international large scale assessments (ILSAs) of educational achievement may be used for that purpose.

One of the weaknesses in Caribbean education systems is the undue focus on public examinations for selection and certification. These assessments have limited value for evaluators because they do not adequately answer the question of "how good is goo enough" and are not designed to measure comprehensively achievement on the curriculum.

Measuring Trends in Student Achievement in Nation States
International Assessments like PIRLS and TIMSS can be used to measure progress on national education goals-What are the implications for Trinidad and Tobago's continued participation in PIRLS and PISA? What other International Assessments should Trinidad and Tobago consider?
Learning from Germany's 2009 PISA performance
Can you guess why we chose Germany for benchmarking?
Brazil and PISA Data
How important are national assessments of education achievement to developing countries? This case study helps us reflect on the relative importance of international and national assessment data for countries like ours.
Schooling Is Not Education: Using Assessment to Change the Politics of Non-Learning
Center for Global Development
Is it good enough for us to simply fund education without considering if learning is taking place? How do we answer this question without assessment?
Read the report
Assessment as a tool for measuring progress in the primary school
NFER
How is assessment a part of monitoring? How do we connect school self evaulation and external evaluation systems with test=based monitoring-A view from the UK.