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Public Examinations Examined

Author : Thomas Kellaghan
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464814198
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Public Examinations Examined written by Thomas Kellaghan and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-stakes public examinations exert a dominant influence in most education systems. They affect both teacher and student behavior, especially at the middle and upper levels of secondary education. The content of past examinations tends to dictate what is taught and how it is taught and, more important, what is learned and how it is learned. By changing aspects of these examinations, especially their content and format, education systems can have a strong positive impact on teacher behavior and student learning, help raise student achievement levels, and better prepare students for tertiary-level education and for employment. Examination agencies, many of which have followed the same procedures over decades, can learn from the successes and failures of other systems. This book addresses current issues related to the development, administration, scoring, and usage of these high-stakes public examinations, identifying key issues and problems related to examinations in many emerging market economies as well as in advanced economies. The book’s primary audience consists of public examination officials on national, regional, and state examination boards, but the book should also be of interest to senior education policy makers concerned with certification and learning achievement standards, to academics and researchers interested in educational assessment, to governmental and education agencies responsible for student selection, and to professionals at development organizations. “This extremely well-written and comprehensive book offers a timely review of the diversity of public examination practices worldwide; of the tensions between examinations and learning; and of the technical expertise involved in the creation of valid, reliable, and fair assessments. It reminds us that as “the diploma disease†? takes hold with an ever-greater intensity at every stage of education worldwide, and the commercial business of testing flourishes, those concerned with educational quality and meaningful learning must be on guard to prevent the assessment tail wagging the educational dog.†? Angela W. Little, Professor Emerita, Institute of Education, University College London “This book is very well structured and written and draws on the authors’ remarkable global knowledge across countries and histories. It will be a great asset both to administrators responsible for examinations and to academics and other professionals who seek to understand the nature and impact of examinations of different types and in different settings.†? Mark Bray, UNESCO Chair Professor of Comparative Education, University of Hong Kong; and former Director, UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning “I am sure that Public Examinations Examined, which thoroughly analyzes the practice of public examinations in different countries and makes profound and well-grounded conclusions, will arouse very great interest and will serve to further improve public examinations.†? Victor Bolotov, Distinguished Professor, Higher School of Economics, National Research University, Moscow; member, Russian Academy of Education; and former Deputy Minister of Education, Russian Federation

Secondary School External Examination Systems

Author : Barend Vlaardingerbroek
Publisher : Cambria Press
ISBN 13 : 1604976004
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Secondary School External Examination Systems written by Barend Vlaardingerbroek and published by Cambria Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summative assessment has been a contentious issue in educational circles for several decades, particularly high-stakes assessment events which arise at various junctures of the school cycle, especially those at the end of it. The French Baccalaureat and English A-Levels and their numerous clones throughout the francophone and anglophone worlds are household names and represent milestone events in people's lives, as their outcomes are principal determinants of young people's future prospects. These examinations are external--they are devised, conducted and processed by agencies outside the schools, usually ministerial examination units. As such, they act as 'blind' arbiters of student achievement, providing the proverbial 'level playing field' which ensures the comparability of outcomes. In the pyramidal school structures of yesteryear, examinations acted as filters, regulating the progression of pupils to subsequent tiers of formal education. Exit points occurred from primary school level up, from where unsuccessful candidates could enter the labour force and/or embark on occupationally specific further education and training. With the modernisation of the labour market and an ever-higher social demand for access to higher levels of formal education, the filtering function of examinations at lower levels of schooling has been gradually eroded, while burgeoning numbers of students at the upper secondary level have brought about reforms that include curricular diversification and sometimes radical overhauls of terminating assessment systems (including the modification and, in some instances, abandonment of external examinations). This edited volume brings together the experiences of twenty examination systems from around the world to show how these dynamic entities have adapted over time to the changing context of schooling. Following an introduction by Stephen P. Heyneman of World Bank repute, there are sixteen chapters presenting Country Case Studies, which have been written up under common subheadings, thereby highlighting the comparative nature of the work and facilitating cross-referencing. The subsequent four chapters elaborate on the theme of 'external examinations beyond national borders', including a contribution by the International Baccalaureate Organisation. A defining feature of the work is the attention it pays to what it calls the 'nuts and bolts' of external examinations, from question-setting to grading procedures. These are, it is argued, instrumental in nurturing and maintaining public confidence in external examinations. The book will be of immense value to people involved in educational policy studies, especially strategic educational planning, as well as those directly concerned with formal assessment. The work has been written to appeal to a wide audience of informed persons--it is accessible to teachers and interested laypeople, as well as to academics."

Practising Public Health

Author : Adam D M Briggs
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482238667
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Practising Public Health written by Adam D M Briggs and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practising Public Health: A Guide to Examinations and Workplace Application helps public health professionals in the UK and elsewhere to optimise their everyday public health practice. The book incorporates theory, skills, tips, and examples that illustrate communication skills, listening skills, information assimilation, and how to make appropriat

Equity Issues in Public Examinations in Developing Countries

Author : Vincent Greaney
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821331217
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (312 download)

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Book Synopsis Equity Issues in Public Examinations in Developing Countries by : Vincent Greaney

Download or read book Equity Issues in Public Examinations in Developing Countries written by Vincent Greaney and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Bank Technical Paper No. 272. Public examinations in developing countries play a critical role in the selection of students for participation in the educational system. The exams dictate what is taught, how it is taught, and what is and is no

Examinations

Author : John C. Mathews
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000480046
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Examinations written by John C. Mathews and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1985, Examinations presents a balanced overview and commentary on all the main aspects of public examinations. The key themes are examinations and their context (historical, political, social, and educational); functions of examination (how they work); equity and fairness of the process; and future of public examinations. Recurring issues in the book are the tension between the need for common national standards and the need for diverse individuality and the conflict between competitive functions of examinations as instruments of selection and their descriptive function as reports on standards of performance. The author argues that the main aspects of examinations are not given a prominent place in the training of teachers though public examinations have widespread impact on society. This book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of education, higher education and also for administrators and policy makers.

Monitoring the Learning Outcomes of Education Systems

Author : Vincent Greaney
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821337349
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Monitoring the Learning Outcomes of Education Systems written by Vincent Greaney and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, education systems in more than 50 countries have shown an interest in obtaining information on what their students have learned as a result of their educational experiences. It seems likely that the number of countries interested in this sort of information will increase in the future. This book is intended to provide an introduction to individuals with an interest in assessing the learning outcomes of educational systems. In Chapter 1, "Nature and Uses of Educational Indicators," it considers the role of indicators in this process. A number of approaches to assessing learning outcomes in developed and developing countries are described, and systems of comparative international assessment are reviewed in chapter 2, "National and International Assessments." The question of whether existing information from public examination results can be used to provide information on learning outcomes for an education system is answered in the negative in chapter 3, "National Assessment and Public Examinations." chapter 4, "Components of a National Assessment," reviews the stages of a national assessment, and chapter 5, "Pitfalls of National Assessment: A Case Study," presents a case study of examples of poor practice in the conduct of national assessments. An appendix presents a national assessment checklist. (Contains 4 boxes, 6 tables, and 139 references.) (SLD)

China's Examination Hell

Author : Ichisada Miyazaki
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300026399
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book China's Examination Hell written by Ichisada Miyazaki and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by one of the foremost historians of Chinese institutions, this book focuses on China's civil service examination system in its final and most elaborate phase during the Ch'ing dynasty. All aspects of this labyrinthine system are explored: the types of questions, the style and form in which they were to be answered, the problem of cheating, and the psychological and financial burdens of the candidates, the rewards of the successful and the plight of those who failed. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including Chinese novels, short stories, and plays, this thought provoking and entertaining book brings to vivid life the testing structure that supplied China's government bureaucracy for almost fourteen hundred years. "Professor Miyazaki's informative work is concerned with a system. . . that was, in effect, . . . the basic institution of Chinese political life, the real pillar which supported the imperial monarchy, the effective vehicle for the aspirations and ambitions of the ruling class. Imperial China without the examination system for the past thousand years and more would have developed in an entirely different way and might not have endured as the continuing form of government over a huge empire."--Pacific Affairs "The most comprehensive narrative treatment in any language of [this] enduring achievement of Chinese civilization."--American Historical Review

Public Examinations in England 1850-1900

Author : John Roach
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521079310
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (793 download)

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Download or read book Public Examinations in England 1850-1900 written by John Roach and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1971-07-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed historical account of the origins of the modern examination system in England from 1850 to 1900. At the beginning of the nineteenth century public examinations were almost unknown, yet by its end they were established as the most generally acceptable method of assessment and selection; with many they had become almost an article of the Victorian faith, though their objectivity and efficacy were already becoming matters of public controversy. The Oxford and Cambridge honours examinations provided a major source for Victorian ideas of open competition and public examinations. It was seen that this model could be applied to a whole range of educational and administrative purposes. The crucial developments came between 1850 and 1870: major landmarks were the Northcote-Trevelyan Report of 1853 on the Civil Service, the foundation of the Oxford and Cambridge Local Examinations of 1857 and 1858, and Gladstone's introduction in 1870 of open competition into the Home Civil Service.

The Public Examinations Evaluation Project

Author : Public Examination Evaluation Project
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book The Public Examinations Evaluation Project written by Public Examination Evaluation Project and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Study Guide for the Board of Certification, Inc., Athletic Trainer Certification Examination

Author : Susan Rozzi
Publisher : F.A. Davis
ISBN 13 : 0803669038
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Study Guide for the Board of Certification, Inc., Athletic Trainer Certification Examination written by Susan Rozzi and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete roadmap to success on the Board of Certification Athletic Trainer Certification Examination. This popular study guide delivers everything students need to sit for the exam with confidence.

Best Practices in Assessment of Research and Development Organizations

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309266165
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Best Practices in Assessment of Research and Development Organizations written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-10-28 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-recognizing that information and insights gained through continual examination of practices for organizational assessment are useful for decision makers at organizations across the deferral, industrial, academic, and national laboratory sectors-recently requested that the National Research Council (NRC) organize a panel to review best practices in assessment of research and development (R&D) organizations. In response, the NRC established the Panel for Review of Best Practices in Assessment of Research and Development Organizations. The panel was charged to consider means of assessing the following in a manner that satisfies the requirements of NIST to perform effective assessments but also identifies assessment methods that can be applied selectively to other R&D organizations. These methods include: technical merit and quality of the science and engineering work, the adequacy of the resources available to support high-quality work, the effectiveness of the agency's delivery of the services and products required to fulfill its goals, the degree to which the agency's current and planned R&D portfolio supports its mission, as well as the agency's flexibility to respond to changing economic, political, social and technological contexts. As one means of data gathering, among others that the panel is performing toward development of a final report of its findings, the panel organized a planning committee for a workshop on best practices in assessment of R&D organizations. Best Practices in Assessment of Research and Development Organizations: Summary of a Workshop reviews the workshop conducted at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2012.

Maccarthy on Cross-examination

Author : Terence MacCarthy
Publisher : American Bar Association
ISBN 13 : 9781590318867
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Maccarthy on Cross-examination written by Terence MacCarthy and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to look good on cross, even when the witness is not cooperating. Learn how to manage and effectively minimize the witness's involvement, without appearing controlling, extracting, and insulting. Filled with illustrative cross examinations from actual cases, this book is your key to employing these proven techniques in your own practice. Using the three themes that run through out the book--looking good, telling a story, and using short statements--you can take control of your cross examinations and achieve the results you desire.

School-based Assessment in a Caribbean Public Examination

Author : Stafford A. Griffith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789766405540
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book School-based Assessment in a Caribbean Public Examination written by Stafford A. Griffith and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work explores the historical, conceptual, theoretical and practical dimensions of school-based assessment (SBA) in a public examination. In part 1, Griffith offers the history and context for the exploration of the issues of SBA in a public examination and reviews the history and concept of public examinations and the evolution and mandate of the CaribbeanExaminations Council as a public examinations board serving member countries of the region. In part 2, he provides the foundations for a discourse of the concept, theory and practice of SBA in the context of the public examinations of the Caribbean Examinations Council and explores key issues in SBA in a public examination. In part 3, he examines a number of new directionsand practices related to SBA in a public examination, for example, the use of an alternative (external) paper to assess the same competencies developed and assessed in the SBA undertaken in schools, the implementation and assessment of group work in SBA, the use of a single project for the SBA of a cluster of subjects, and ways in which the benefits of SBA in a public examination may guide practice at all levels of the education system to improve student learning and assessment."There is a need to present the valuable work of the CXC in a way that stakeholders can understand it. . . . Griffith discusses the challenges that the examination board faces with regard to the school-based assessments as well as the alternative to the school-based assessment, and recommends strategies and procedures to deal with the challenges. He presents sound discussions . . . [and] shows knowledge and understanding of current thinking in the field."--James A. Halliday, School of Education, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados"The work makes a solid contribution to the growing body of literature on the CXC's school-based assessment . . . [and] demonstrates a high level of scholarship through the writer's obvious knowledge and understanding and insightful analysis and arguments presented. This analysis is applied with equal facility to theoretical as well as practical issues related to the SBA."--Gordon N. Harewood, education assessment specialist, Barbados

Oxford University Gazette

Author : University of Oxford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Oxford University Gazette written by University of Oxford and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Legal Provisions Respecting the Examination and Licensing of Teachers

Author : United States. Office of Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Legal Provisions Respecting the Examination and Licensing of Teachers written by United States. Office of Education and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Principles of Fraud Examination

Author : Joseph T. Wells
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118922344
Total Pages : 547 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book Principles of Fraud Examination written by Joseph T. Wells and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accountants have historically had an important role in the detection and deterrence of fraud. As Joe Wells’ Principles of Fraud Examination 4th edition illustrates, fraud is much more than numbers; books and records don’t commit fraud – people do. Widely embraced by fraud examination instructors across the country, Principles of Fraud Examination, 4th Edition, by Joseph Wells, is written to provide a broad understanding of fraud to today’s accounting students – what it is and how it is committed, prevented, detected, and resolved. This 4th edition of the text includes a chapter on frauds perpetrated against organizations by individuals outside their staff—a growing threat for many entities as commerce increasingly crosses technological and geographical borders.

Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods

Author : Yvonne Salfinger
Publisher : APHA Press
ISBN 13 : 9780875532738
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods written by Yvonne Salfinger and published by APHA Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fifth edition of the Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods has now been fully updated. All chapters have been revised and new chapters have been added. This Compendium is the primary authority for food safety testing and presents a comprehensive selection of proven testing methods with an emphasis on accuracy, relevance, and reliability. The Compendium is a must-have for all food laboratories, food manufacturers, public health laboratories, and anyone performing food safety testing. - Publisher.