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

Autor/in	Mere, Kristi
Institution	Eurydice
Titel	National Testing of Pupils in Europe: Objectives, Organisation and Use of Results. Estonia 2009
Quelle	(2009), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Administrative Organization; Context Effect; Educational Assessment; Educational History; Educational Objectives; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Government School Relationship; National Programs; Politics of Education; Standardized Tests; Student Evaluation; Students; Testing; Estonia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Ausland; nicht übertragen; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Student; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Testdurchführung; Testen; Estland
Abstract	Estonia restored its independence in 1991. The creation of legislation and reorganisation of the educational system was one of the first tasks of the restored Republic of Estonia. The development of the national curriculum for basic and upper secondary schools that provided a framework substituting the previous study modules, and the creation of the national standards and system of external assessment, began during the first years of independence. In 1997, implementation of the national curriculum began, in the same year, the National Examinations and Qualifications centre was established and the first national examinations were administered. This paper discusses the objectives, organization, and use of results of the national testing of pupils in Estonia. 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. (Contains 4 footnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10