Assessing Student Learning in Africa

Kellaghan, Thomas; Greaney, Vincent

Assessing Student Learning in Africa

2004

Kellaghan, Thomas | Greaney, Vincent

This paper reviews what has happened in the field of assessment since then. It deals with public examinations, but differs from the 1992 report in that, other than in regard to a few minor details, no new data were specifically collected for it. The paper revisits many of the issues that were raised in the earlier report, particularly in relation to the role that assessment can play in improving the quality of students' learning. It also differs from the earlier report in that its consideration of assessment is not limited to public examinations. The World Declaration on Education for All in Jomtien in 1990 not only gave fresh impetus to issues relating to assessment, but also necessitated the introduction of a new form of assessment-system assessment, or national assessment-to determine if children were acquiring the useful knowledge, reasoning ability, skills, and values that schools promised to deliver. National assessment is the second major area of assessment addressed in this paper. International assessments, which share many procedural features with national assessment, are also considered. The fourth type of assessment addressed in the paper is classroom assessment.

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Quality of learning; Teacher competence; Complexity; Curriculum development; Reading; Classrooms; Educators; Language of instruction; Reasoning; Adjustment; Quality of education; Primary school; Educational policy; Factual knowledge; Curriculum materials; Common curriculum; Curricula; Educational development; Addition; Teacher; Secondary school; Instructional objectives; Teaching strategies; Social studies; Language competence; Educational management; Education statistics; Printing; National assessments; Student participation; Health problems; Repetition; Girls; Test scores; Student achievement; Thinking; Language proficiency; Questioning; Intervention; Equal access; Numeracy; Textbooks; Competencies; Inference; Pupilteacher ratio; Achievements; Teacher preparation; Learning achievement; Educational planning; Student performance; Educational quality; Participation rates; Primary schooling; Comprehension; Papers; Mobility; Recall; Recognition; Curriculum implementation; Learning strategies; Schooling; General education; Student behavior; Learning process; Quality education; Academic standards; Retention; Students learning; Rote learning; Life skills; Academic achievement; School education; Learning environment; Educational achievement; Learning acquisition; Attention; Modern education; Grammar; Teacher behavior; Proficiency; Student learning; National education; Education sector; Learning outcomes

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English

ISSN

8213-5849

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