H.R. 2909, the Intercountry Ado - United States. Congress. House

How can student assessment, teacher appraisal, school evaluation and system evaluation bring about real gains in performance across a country’s school system? This book provides, for Norway, an independent analysis from an international perspective of major issues facing the evaluation and assessment framework in education along with current policy initiatives and possible future approaches. This series forms part of the OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes Foreword Table of contents Acronyms and abbreviations Executive summary Chapter 1. School education in the Netherlands National context Main features of the school system Quality and equity in Dutch education Main policy developments Notes References Chapter 2. The evaluation and assessment framework Context and features Strengths Challenges Policy recommendations Notes References Chapter 3. Student assessment Context and features Strengths Challenges Policy recommendations Notes References Annex 3.1 - Research on 21st century skills Chapter 4. Teacher appraisal Context and features Strengths Challenges Policy recommendations References Chapter 5. School evaluation Context and features Strengths Challenges Policy recommendations Notes References Chapter 6. Education system evaluation Context and features Strengths Challenges Policy recommendations Notes References Conclusions and recommendations School system context Strengths and challenges Policy recommendations Annex A: The OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes Annex B: Visit itinerary Annex C: Composition of the Review team Annotation How can student assessment, teacher appraisal, school evaluation and system evaluation bring about real gains in performance across a country's school system? This review report for the Netherlands provides, from an international perspective, an independent analysis of major issues facing the Dutch evaluation and assessment framework in education, current policy initiatives and possible future approaches. This series forms part of the OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes This report on New Zealand provides, from an international perspective, an independent analysis of major issues facing the educational evaluation and assessment framework, current policy initiatives, and possible future approaches.