The Education and Assessment System in Lithuania

Autor/inn/en	Raudiene, Irena; Kaminskiene, Lina; Cheng, Liying
Titel	The Education and Assessment System in Lithuania
Quelle	In: Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 29 (2022) 3, S.383-394 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kaminskiene, Lina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0969-594X
DOI	10.1080/0969594X.2022.2103516
Schlagwörter	Public Education; Educational Assessment; Foreign Countries; Educational Change; National Curriculum; Curriculum Development; Accountability; School Culture; Stakeholders; Exit Examinations; High Stakes Tests; Testing Problems; Alignment (Education); Educational Objectives; Competency Based Education; Lithuania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Öffentliche Erziehung; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Verantwortung; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Litauen
Abstract	This article presents a historical and contemporary account of Lithuania's national public education assessment system and its transformation since the country's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. We explore how the external examination system has developed in relation to ongoing curriculum reforms over the last 30 years, and how external examinations and standardised testing have taken priority over classroom assessment throughout this period. What becomes clear is that certain political decisions, guided by increased accountability demands, have significantly impacted classroom assessment practices, school cultures, and the mindsets of stakeholders about the role and function of assessment in Lithuania. Finally, we deploy our national and international expertise to recommend some changes to the current education system to make assessment an effective tool to improve student learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01