Syria Student Assessment : SABER Country Report 2013
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) | World Bank E-Library ArchivePublisher: Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2013Description: 1 Online-RessourceDOI: DOI: 10.1596/26542Online resources: Summary: Syria has focused on increasing student learning outcomes by improving the quality of education in the country. An effective student assessment system is an important component to improving education quality and learning outcomes as it provides the necessary information to meet stakeholders' decision-making needs. In order to gain a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of its existing assessment system, Syria decided to benchmark this system using standardized tools developed under the World Bank's systems approach for better education results (SABER) program. SABER is an evidence-based program to help countries systematically examine and strengthen the performance of different aspects of their education systems. Assessment systems tend to be comprised of three main types of assessment activities, each of which serves a different purpose and addresses different information needs. These three main types are: classroom assessment, examinations, and large-scale, system level assessmentsPPN: PPN: 1724885901Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-WBANo physical items for this record