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Peer reviewedLevinson, Cynthia Y. – Educational Leadership, 2000
Across five continents, operant testing schemes are the assessment equivalent of an English jumble sale. Test types, rationales, preparation times, and scoring practices are equally diverse in Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, England, Germany, Israel, and Japan. Most systems are in flux or under scrutiny. (MLH)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests
Peer reviewedTamir, Pinchas; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1992
The development and administration of practical skills tests in science as part of the Second Science Study of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement are described. Scoring and sampling for Hungary, Israel, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the United States are reviewed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textShafer, Mary Morello – 1992
Examining testing practices in other countries can help formulate ideas and issues in establishing a national assessment system in the United States. Based on recent reports by the Office of Technology and Assessment and the National Endowment for the Humanities, this digest provides an overview of the national examinations in several European…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
