The Development of the Student Assessment System in the Republic of Armenia

In order to maximize effectiveness, every national education system needs a comprehensive and coherent approach to student assessment. The systems approach for better education results (SABER) framework for student assessment identifies four key elements in this regard: classroom assessment, examinations, national large scale assessment, and international large scale assessment. Armenia has undoubtedly made significant progress in all of these areas since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The purpose of this paper is to describe Armenia’s experiences, share the lessons learned along the way, and point out the challenges that countries face in trying to ensure that their assessment systems remain fit for purpose in a changing environment.

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Main Authors:	Bethell, George, Harutyunyan, Karine
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-07-28
Subjects:	CHOICEȱQUESTIONS, CONTINUOUSȱASSESSMENT, DECISIONȱ MAKING, NATIONALȱ ASSESSMENT, FORMATIVEȱ ASSESSMENT, PRIVATEȱTUTORING, COACHING, GRADUATION EXAMINATION, FEEDBACK, CERTIFICATE, ASSESSMENTȱ AGENCY, EXTENSIVEȱUSE, LEARNERȱACHIEVEMENT, NATIONALȱ ASSESSMENTS, ITEMȱ BANKS, CONTINUOUSȱ ASSESSMENT, SUBJECT SPECIALISTS, SECONDARYȱ EDUCATION, QUESTIONȱ PAPERS, EXAMINATIONȱDESIGN, ITEMȱ RESPONSEȱ THEORY, ASSESSMENTȱ SYSTEM, CHOICEȱITEMS, LEARNINGȱ STANDARDS, EXAMINATIONȱ PAPERS, SCHOOLȱEXAMINATIONS, ENTRANCEȱ EXAMINATIONS, GRADUATIONȱEXAMINATION, EXAM, PROFESSIONALȱSTAFF, EXAMINATION, ASSESSMENTȱ FRAMEWORKS, EDUCATIONȱ SYSTEM, STUDENTȱ RESPONSES, EDUCATIONALȱ INSTITUTIONS, INDIVIDUALȱ STUDENTS, FORMATIVEȱASSESSMENT, NUMBER OF CANDIDATES, GOODȱEXAMINATION, REPRESENTATIVEȱSAMPLE, DATAȱ ENTRY, CANDIDATES, CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS, SUMMATIVEȱ ASSESSMENT, NATIONALȱASSESSMENT, NATIONALȱEXAMINATIONS, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, MALPRACTICE, BACKWASHȱEFFECT, EDUCATION SYSTEM, STATEȱSCHOOLS, SELECTION, LEARNERȱ ACHIEVEMENT, SCHOOLȱ EXAMINATIONS, MULTIPLE-CHOICE, ASSESSMENTȱMETHODS, ELECTIVEȱ SUBJECTS, PASS RATE, PRACTICALȱ WORK, SECONDARYȱEDUCATION, SECONDARYȱ SCHOOL, COMPREHENSIVEȱ ASSESSMENT, SUMMATIVEȱASSESSMENT, EQUITY, WRITTENȱ TASKS, STUDENTȱACHIEVEMENT, STUDENT ASSESSMENT, RELIABILITY, CANDIDATE, PROFESSIONALȱ STAFF, ASSESSMENTȱSYSTEM, EXAMINATIONȱ SYSTEM, FINALȱ SCORE, TRANSPARENCY, INDEPENDENTȱ COUNTRY, SCORES, EDUCATIONȱSYSTEM, VALIDITY, TECHNICALȱ QUALITY, INSTITUTIONALȱ CAPACITY, HIGHȭQUALITYȱ ASSESSMENT, SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT, FOREIGNȱ LANGUAGE, SUBJECTȱSPECIALIST, GRADUATIONȱ EXAMINATION, QUESTIONȱPAPERS, SCHOOLȱ SYSTEM, EXAMINATIONS, EXAMINATIONȱ SECURITY, GENERALȱEDUCATIONȱSYSTEM, UNIVERSITYȱ PLACES, STUDENTȱASSESSMENT, SUBJECTȱSPECIALISTS, COMPULSORYȱSUBJECTS, ASSESSMENTȱFRAMEWORKS, ASSESSMENTȱ METHODS, ITEMȱ BANK, SCRIPT, STUDENTȱ PERFORMANCE, BACKWASHȱ EFFECT, MEASUREMENT, PRIVATEȱ TUTORING, EXAMINATIONȱ QUESTIONS, LEARNING STANDARDS, SECONDARYȱ SCHOOLS, HIGHȭQUALITYȱ EXAMINATIONS, MULTIPLEȭCHOICE, CURRICULUM, NATIONALȱCURRICULA, SCIENCEȱ STUDY, EXAMINATION PAPERS, SUBJECTȱ SPECIALISTS, ENTRANCEȱEXAMINATIONS, EDUCATIONALȱ ASSESSMENT, IRT, STUDENTȱ ACHIEVEMENT, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, STUDENTȱ ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, EXAMININGȱ AUTHORITIES, MULTIPLEȭCHOICEȱITEMS, EXAMINATIONȱ BOARD, EXTERNALȱ EXAMINATIONS, EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT, ROTEȱLEARNING, EDUCATIONALȱSTANDARDS, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, EXAMINATIONȱ SYSTEMS, SCIENCEȱSTUDY, GENERALȱ EDUCATIONȱ SYSTEM, SCHOOLȱ EXAMINATION, WRITTENȱ TESTS, CERTIFICATION, EDUCATIONALȱ REFORM, SECONDARY EDUCATION, EXAMINATIONȱ CENTERS, UNIVERSITYȱ ADMISSION, ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, EXAMINATION CENTERS, ASSESSMENT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25002408/development-student-assessment-system-republic-armenia-achievements-challenges-lessons-learned https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22757
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