Using the Results of a National Assessment of Educational Achievement

Thomas Kellaghan, Vincent Greaney, T. Scott Murray

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Year: 2009
• eBook ISBN: 9780821379660
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Evaluation & Assessment in Education

Using the Results of a National Assessment of Educational Achievement, the fifth and final volume of the National Assessments of Educational Achievement series, draws on the experiences of over forty countries that have implemented a national assessment. It considers the role of contextual factors which impinge on the use of assessment findings. The attachment of sanctions to performance on a national assessment and use of assessment results for accountability are discussed. Key components of a national assessment report are specified . Other instruments to communicate findings are described. Uses of national assessment findings for policy, management, teaching, and raising public awareness are described. A number of ways in which the use and value of national assessments could be optimized are proposed. This volume is intended primarily for teams who are responsible for conducting national assessments and policy makers responsible for the dissemination and use of national assessment results.

Table of contents

• CONTENTS
• FOREWORD
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• ABBREVIATIONS
• 1. FACTORS AFFECTING THE USE AND NONUSE OF NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS
• 2. REPORTING A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT: THE MAIN REPORT
• 3. REPORTING A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT: OTHER INSTRUMENTS TO COMMUNICATE FINDINGS
• 4. TRANSLATING ASSESSMENT FINDINGS INTO POLICY AND ACTION
• 5. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS, POLICY, AND EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
• 6. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS AND TEACHING
• 7. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS
• 8. TOWARD OPTIMIZING THE USE AND VALUE OF NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
• REFERENCES
• INDEX
• BOXES
• FIGURES
• TABLES