Evaluating students' performance in different contexts

Author: Compiled by the International Bureau of Education of UNESCO, Translated by East China Normal University
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book presents several research findings and reflections on evaluation methods for educational quality, as well as research papers by multiple education scholars on the impact of teacher training and the design of new education policies. These papers cover a wide range of topics, but they collectively represent only a small part of the international efforts currently monitoring the global state of education. In this issue, the "Perspectives" section features a summary by Ruth Kagia on the World Bank's recent actions, which evaluates the relevance, quality, and effectiveness of secondary education. In this study, an expert group, based on data from UNESCO's Institute for Statistics, the International Bureau of Education, the World Bank, and other sources, focuses on identifying recent trends and proposing visions for global secondary education. In most parts of the world, the demand for learning beyond primary education is growing, and poorer countries face difficulties in meeting these needs, especially in providing educational conditions comparable to wealthier nations. Thus, this research represents a very important effort. This issue also includes a series of papers on global evaluations, edited by Sarah Howie and Tjeerd Plomp. These papers cover diverse topics, and in terms of research methods, some align with the framework of the PISA project, while others differ. The information provided and analyzed by Pedro Ravela, T.S. Powdyel, and Abdeljalil Akkari demonstrates how different countries have constructed their own evaluation research mechanisms and explores how these mechanisms reflect their educational policy-making processes.