National Testing of Pupils in Europe: Objectives, Organisation and Use of Results. Sweden 2009

Autor/in	Ericsson, Ann Carlson
Institution	Eurydice
Titel	National Testing of Pupils in Europe: Objectives, Organisation and Use of Results. Sweden 2009
Quelle	(2008), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Assessment; Educational Testing; Standardized Tests; National Programs; National Curriculum; Program Descriptions; Program Implementation; Test Results; Educational Objectives; Organization; Politics of Education; Educational History; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Evaluation Methods; Computer Uses in Education; Language Tests; Mathematics Tests; Science Tests; Sweden; Program for International Student Assessment; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; nicht übertragen; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Organisation; Organisationsstruktur; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Politics of education; Computernutzung; Language test; Sprachtest; Schweden
Abstract	The Swedish school system comprises: (1) Pre-primary school (Forskola), typical age 1-5; (2) Preschool class in the compulsory school (Grundskola) typical age 6 (participation voluntary); (3) Compulsory school, typical age 7-16, grades 1-9, and (4) Upper secondary school, 17 programmes (4 mainly academic, 13 vocational), typical age 16-19, grades 10-12. Pupils at compulsory school in Sweden are not only assessed through grades. In the 1980s pupil performance reviews involving pupils and parents were introduced to provide information on how pupils are performing in different subjects. In 2005 this system was strengthened through the introduction of individual development plans that are to describe the pupil's strengths and weaknesses and the schools' efforts to provide support for the pupil. A national testing system is used to support assessment by teachers; this comprises compulsory national tests, voluntary diagnostic material and testing material in an Internet-based test bank. This paper discusses the objectives, organization, and use of results of the national testing of pupils in Sweden. This paper contains the following parts: (1) General Overview of Pupil Assessment; (2) Historical Background to National Testing and its Political Framework; (3) Aims and Organizations of National Testing; and (4) Impact of National Testing. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10