Disseminating and Using Student Assessment Information in Jordan

Student assessment has been increasingly recognized as playing a key role in monitoring and improving student learning and achievement levels. This case study discusses the important steps that Jordan has taken to strengthen its student assessment system and ensure that the information gathered from classroom assessments, examinations, and large-scale assessment activities supports student learning. Countries seeking to strengthen the utilization and dissemination of student assessment data can extract the following lessons from Jordan's experience: they should (i) set clear objectives for their assessment system, based on a well-defined vision of what is being assessed and why; (ii) entrust an external entity with managing system-level assessments in order to ensure impartial evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the education system; and (iii) introduce change gradually, coupled with adequate training on new assessment strategies and methods.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Obeidat, Osamha, Dawani, Zaina
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACADEMIC SKILLS, ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE, ACHIEVEMENT TESTS, ADMISSION CRITERIA, ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK, ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES, ASSESSMENT METHODS, ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES, ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, ASSESSMENT TOOLS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, BASIC EDUCATION, BASIC EDUCATION CYCLE, BENEFITS OF EDUCATION, BOARD OF EDUCATION, CALL, CLASS TEACHERS, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOM LEVEL, CLASSROOMS, COGNITIVE SKILLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, COMPUTER SCIENCE, CRITICAL THINKING, CROWDED CLASSROOMS, CURRICULA, CURRICULAR REFORM, CURRICULUM, CURRICULUM REFORM, CURRICULUM REVISION, DECISION MAKING, DEGREE IN EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, EARLY GRADES, EDUCATED POPULATION, EDUCATED WORKFORCE, EDUCATION AID, EDUCATION COMMUNITY, EDUCATION CYCLE, EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION DIRECTORATES, EDUCATION INDICATORS, EDUCATION LEADERS, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATION MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION OUTCOMES, EDUCATION POLICIES, EDUCATION POLICY, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION PROJECTS, EDUCATION QUALITY, EDUCATION REFORM, EDUCATION REFORMS, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EDUCATION TEACHERS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS, EDUCATIONAL REFORMS, EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, EDUCATORS, ELEMENTS, EMPLOYMENT, ENROLLMENT RATES, EXAM, EXAMS, FEMALE STUDENTS, FEMALE TEACHERS, FINAL GRADE, FOUNDATION SKILLS, GENDER BIAS, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION, GIRLS, GIRLS SCHOOLS, GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE, GRADE LEVELS, GROSS ENROLLMENT, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE, HEAD TEACHERS, HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, HOME ECONOMICS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, IMPACT OF EDUCATION, IN SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INSERVICE TEACHER TRAINING, INSTRUCTION, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTIONS, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LEARNING PROCESS, LET, LIFELONG LEARNING, LITERACY, LITERATURE, MANUALS, MATHEMATICS SKILLS, MINISTERS OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MOBILITY, NATIONAL ASSESSMENT, NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, NATIONAL LIBRARY, NET ENROLLMENT, NET ENROLLMENT RATE, NONFORMAL EDUCATION, PAPERS, PEDAGOGICAL METHODS, PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES, PEDAGOGICAL USE, PEDAGOGY, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS, POLICY BRIEFS, PRIVATE EDUCATION, PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES, PROBLEM SOLVING, PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY OF TEACHING, READING, REASONING, RESEARCHERS, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOOL BUILDINGS, SCHOOL COMMUNITY, SCHOOL DISCIPLINE, SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, SCHOOL LEVEL, SCHOOL LOCATION, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS, SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, SCHOOL POPULATION, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, SCHOOL STUDENTS, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOL YEAR, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SCIENCE STUDY, SCIENCE TEACHERS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL STUDIES, SOCIAL WELFARE, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, STUDENT AID, STUDENT ASSESSMENT, STUDENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS, STUDENT ASSESSMENTS, STUDENT INTEREST, STUDENT LEARNING, STUDENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT, STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES, STUDENT LEARNING PROBLEMS, STUDENT PARTICIPATION, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, STUDENT SCORES, STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS, SUBJECT AREAS, TEACHER, TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS, TEACHER MOTIVATION, TEACHER SUPERVISION, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS, TEACHERS, TEACHING PROCESS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS, TEXTBOOK, TEXTBOOKS, TRAINING CENTERS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING TO TEACHERS, UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS, URBAN SCHOOLS, VISITS TO SCHOOLS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20468008/disseminating-using-student-assessment-information-jordan https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21043
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