Mozambique : Student Assessment

In 2009, Mozambique joined the Russia Education Aid for Development (READ) trust fund program, the goal of which is to help countries improve their capacity to design, carry out, analyze, and use assessments for improved student learning. As part of the READ trust fund program, and in order to gain a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of its existing assessment system, Mozambique participated in a formal exercise to benchmark this system 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. SABER-student assessment is a component of the SABER program that focuses specifically on benchmarking student assessment policies and systems. The goal of SABER-student assessment is to promote stronger assessment systems that contribute to improved education quality and learning for all. The importance of assessment is linked to its role in: providing information on levels of student learning and achievement in the system; monitoring trends in education quality over time; supporting educators and students with real-time information to improve teaching and learning; and holding stakeholders accountable for results. The SABER-student assessment framework is built on the available evidence base for what an effective assessment system looks like. The framework provides guidance on how countries can build more effective student assessment systems. The framework is structured around two main dimensions of assessment systems: the types/purposes of assessment activities and the quality of those activities. 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 assessments. This report focuses specifically on policies in the area of student assessment.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2009-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION, ACHIEVEMENT, ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE, ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS, ANNUAL EXAMS, ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY, ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT, ASSESSMENT CENTER, ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK, ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, BASIC EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION, CHILD LABOR, CHOICE QUESTIONS, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, CLASSROOMS, COMPETENCIES, CURRICULUM, DATA PROCESSING, DECISION MAKING, DEGREES, DISSERTATIONS, DROPOUT RATES, EDUCATION AID, EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATION POLICIES, EDUCATION PROJECTS, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATORS, EFFECTIVE EDUCATION, ELIGIBLE STUDENTS, ENROLLMENT, ENROLMENT CAPACITY, EXAM, EXAMINATION OFFICE, EXAMINATION PROCESS, EXAMINATION QUESTIONS, EXAMINATION RESULTS, EXAMINATIONS, EXTERNAL EXAMINATION, FORMAL TRAINING, FURTHER EDUCATION, GIRLS, GRADUATE STUDENTS, HEARING IMPAIRMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTRUCTION, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING STANDARDS, LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, MALPRACTICE, MARKS, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MULTIPLE CHOICE, MULTIPLE-CHOICE, NATIONAL ASSESSMENT, NATIONAL CURRICULUM, NET ENROLLMENT, OFFICIAL CURRICULUM, PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS, PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES, PEDAGOGICAL RESOURCES, PRIMARY LEVEL, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, QUALITY ASSESSMENT, QUALITY LEARNING, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY STANDARDS, RADIO, RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT, SANITATION, SANITATION FACILITIES, SCHOOL CERTIFICATE, SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL ENROLMENT, SCHOOL LEVEL, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL MATERIALS, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOL TEACHERS, SCHOOL VISITS, SCHOOL YEAR, SCORES, SECONDARY LEVEL, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SMALL SCHOOLS, SPECIAL NEEDS, STUDENT ASSESSMENT, STUDENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS, STUDENT LEARNING, STUDENT REPETITION, STUDENT RESPONSES, SUBJECT AREA, SUBJECT AREAS, SUBJECTS, TEACHER, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTES, TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS, TEACHING, TEACHING MATERIALS, TECHNICAL QUALITY, TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, TEST DESIGN, TRAINED TEACHERS, TRAINING COURSES, TRAINING PROGRAMS, UNIVERSITY ADMISSION, UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS, VALIDITY, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/18100439/mozambique-student-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17699
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