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William E. Tunmer; James W. Chapman; Keith T. Greaney; Jane E. Prochnow; Alison W. Arrow – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2013
For the past 15 years, the New Zealand government has initiated major efforts to reduce persistently large inequities in achievement outcomes in literacy education, including the development of a national literacy strategy. The aim of this study was to provide an analysis of the factors that have contributed to the failure of this strategy and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Public Policy, Educational Policy
Clarke, Marguerite – World Bank, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to help countries understand some of the "key principles and characteristics of an effective student assessment system". The focus is on assessment of student learning and achievement at the K-12 level. The paper extracts principles and guidelines from countries' experiences, professional testing standards,…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students