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Anagnostopoulou, Kyriaki; Hatzinikita, Vassilia; Christidou, Vasilia; Dimopoulos, Kostas – International Journal of Science Education, 2013
The paper explores the relationship of the global and the local assessment discourses as expressed by Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test items and school-based examinations, respectively. To this end, the paper compares PISA test items related to living systems and the context of life, health, and environment, with Greek…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, Discourse Analysis
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Zelmanova, Olga; Korsnakova, Paulina; Tramonte, Lucia; Willms, J. Douglas – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2006
Like many other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, children in Slovakia are allocated to different types of schools at an early age based upon their perceived aptitude. Part of the selection process includes an attempt to identify those children who are particularly academic-oriented. Primary and secondary education in Slovakia is divided…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students, Secondary Schools